Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Vase ‘Napoleon Wedding’
Item # CC933
Late 19th Century Sèvres Style Vase ‘Napoleon Wedding’
Decorated with oval reserves depicting Marriage of Napoleon, Emperor of France, and Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, after the G.Rouget painting 1810 “Marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise” (1811) opposite side is decorated with Emperors Malmaison palace, the rest of the vase is decorated by golden leave and flowers in stylized patterns on a trumpet foot and decorated wit Napoleons life’s significant dates. the urn shape vase is covered by the cover bearing First Imperial Sevres mark. Cover inscribed in gold M. Imp / de Sevres. Signed by the artist on the front J. Pascault (Versailles). This is the largest size that a Napoleon Sevres vase is made in.
In late 1739- early 1740 the Sèvres Porcelain Factory opened in the Royal Château of Vincennes, Sixteen years later in 1756 the factory moved to the village of Sèvres located outside of Paris and in route to Louis XV’s Palace of Versailles where it became the preeminent porcelain manufacturer in Europe. When the company ran into financial difficulties, the King who had become an avid client bought out the shareholders and became the sole owner. The factory remained in the royal family until it was nationalized following the French Revolution.
The range of objects produced in the first half of the nineteenth century was enormous, as were the types of decoration that they employed. The Sèvres factory produced ninety-two new designs for vases. The factory is still in production today.
Details:
Height – 61 inches / 155cm
Width – 16 inches / 41cm