Pair of Vases
This pair of vases demonstrates the ambitious forms made at the short-lived Belvedere faience factory in Warsaw. Established by Stanislas II Augustus Poniatowski (1732-1798), king of Poland, the factory specialized in diplomatic services and ornamental vases. At a time when neoclassical motifs became fashionable at major European courts, this Warsaw factory experimented with earlier motifs inspired by Asian porcelain. The result on this pair of vases is a unique design that combines organic tree forms with a startling geometric pattern in blue and gold.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of Vases
- Manufactory: Belvedere Manufactory (Warsaw, Poland, ca. 1770–1780s)
- Date: ca. 1775
- Culture: Polish, Warsaw
- Medium: Faience (tin-glazed earthenware) with underglaze blue and enamel decoration and gilding
- Dimensions: .1 confirmed, diameter at upper rim: 13 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (35.2 × 20 × 20 cm)
.2 confirmed, irregular diameter at upper rim: 14 × 8 × 7 7/8 in. (35.6 × 20.3 × 20 cm - Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Purchase, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Acquisitions Fund, 2019
- Object Number: 2019.572.1, .2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Belvedere Manufactory
ca. 1776
Belvedere Manufactory
ca. 1775
Belvedere Manufactory
ca. 1775
Belvedere Manufactory
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