{"product_id":"antique-french-sevres-style-porcelain-vases-pair-hand-painted-gallant-courting-scenes-gilt-bronze-mounts-marked-france-late-19th-c-13-h","title":"Antique French Sèvres-Style Porcelain Vases, Pair — Hand-Painted Gallant Courting Scenes, Gilt Bronze Mounts, Marked France, Late 19th C., 13¼\" H","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA beautiful and elegantly proportioned pair of French Sèvres-style porcelain vases, late 19th to early 20th century, each hand-painted with animated gallant courting scenes in the manner of Watteau and Fragonard, with gilt bronze mounts throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE PORCELAIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eEach vase features an elongated ovoid body on a slender pedestal and octagonal gilt bronze base. The body is hand-painted with a scene of a courting couple in 18th-century dress — the figures rendered with lively detail in soft pinks, blues, and yellows against a delicate landscape ground. The neck is decorated with flowing gilt acanthus scrollwork on a pale blue and white ground, with gold banding at the collar. The painting quality is notably fine, with well-executed facial expressions and costume detail consistent with skilled French porcelain decorators of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MOUNTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGilt bronze (ormolu-style) mounts include scrolled acanthus twin handles at the shoulder, a beaded rope collar at the neck rim, a lotus-leaf knop at the base of the body, and an octagonal panelled base with laurel wreath border. The mounts complement the white ground porcelain with warm contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARKS \u0026amp; PROVENANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBoth vases are marked with a blue painted maker's monogram inside the neck and on the underfoot. The bronze base is stamped \"FRANCE\" — confirming production after 1891 per the McKinley Tariff Act requirements for goods exported to the United States. French origin confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e— Pair (2 vases), sold together\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e— Hand-painted gallant\/fête galante scenes: courting couples in landscape\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e— In the manner of Watteau and Fragonard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e— Gilt bronze mounts: twin scroll handles, beaded collar, lotus knop, panelled base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e— Blue painted maker's monogram mark to interior neck and underfoot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e— \"FRANCE\" stamp to bronze base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e— Sèvres-style, French, late 19th to early 20th century, circa 1891–1910\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e— Country of origin: France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIMENSIONS\u003c\/b\u003e (each vase)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e13¼\" H × 4⅜\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eGood antique condition. Wear to gilt finish on bronze mounts consistent with age. Gentle wear to porcelain. Presents very well as a pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA versatile and decorative pair — ideal for a mantelpiece, console table, or flanking a mirror. Ships fully insured, carefully packed. Local Boston-area pickup welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legacy Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52037552570648,"sku":null,"price":1465.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/5244\/9560\/files\/38734050_030920260622-removebg-preview_1.png?v=1778190419","url":"https:\/\/legacyfindboston.com\/products\/antique-french-sevres-style-porcelain-vases-pair-hand-painted-gallant-courting-scenes-gilt-bronze-mounts-marked-france-late-19th-c-13-h","provider":"Legacy Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}