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Jul 13, 2020
Pair of Covered Vases
Pair of Covered Vases
1749
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Porcelain mounted in gilt bronze
Overall: 37.4 x 32.7 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 12 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1944.229
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One of these vases is dated 1749. They were perhaps part of a set of four covered vases that we know from documents were acquired by Mme. de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV in 1752.
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