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| Pair of Vases French, c. 1755 Crown Copyright The Royal Collection Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
The Sèvres Porcelain Factory created these playful vases between 1755 and 1757. The vessels are made of soft-paste porcelain, blue lapis enamel on a white ground and gilded adornment with ormolu.
These fanciful corset-shaped designs are typical of production at Vincennes in the early years and stylistically match the work Jean-Claude Duplessis--one of the most influential artistic directors at Vincennes and Sèvres between 1745 and 1774. Vases in this style quickly went out of fashion, however, as the more staid and severe neoclassical style became the dominant look.
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