Sugar box
Some wares made early in Du Paquier’s history reveal that the manufactory struggled to perfect firing and decoration. This sugar box has many firing flaws, including a warped lid and grit in the glaze; its decoration is also tentative, painted in the limited early palette. The casket form, which was produced in several sizes, was likely inspired by a silver model. The recumbent lion with a ragged mane is one of two lion-shaped finials made at Du Paquier.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sugar box
- Manufactory: Vienna
- Factory director: Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period (1718–1744)
- Date: 1720–25
- Culture: Austrian, Vienna
- Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
- Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 5/8 x 7 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (9.2 x 18.1 x 12.1 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
- Credit Line: The Hans Syz Collection, Gift of Stephan B. Syz and John D. Syz, 1995
- Object Number: 1995.268.298a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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