Pair of Adélaïde vases
Artist: Sèvres Porcelain
Location: Bowes Museum
Date: 1849
Materials: hard-paste porcelain, enamel colours & gilt
Dimensions: height: 41cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £12,000 (Total: £22,000)
Vendor: John Whitehead
Review number: 5056 (2002)
Provenance:
Samuel Scott; sold by his descendants in 1925; René Subes; John Whitehead.
Description:
The particular shape of these vases was named after King Louis-Philippe's sister, Madame Adélaïde, who presented the first example of the vases to her brother. This pair was commissioned from the Sèvres factory by Samuel Scott. The pair are in the older 18th century rococo style, with flowers set against a blue ground with much gilding.
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