Wall Vase
1730
14.0 x 18.0 cm
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
A Vienna Du Paquier lobed semi-circular hanging wall vase, moulded in relief with seven fleur-de-lys and with cisele veins and fringed in iron-red. The remaining surface with stylised branches of indianische Blumen, birds and Laub -und Bandelwerk. The pierced top with a semi-circular and seventeen circular apertures in three sizes and with iron-red scrolls between. There is a lobed and fluted domed semi-circular cover similarly decorated and surmounted by an Asian man in iron-red patterned shirt and striped trousers with a dragon which he is holding by a gilt lead and the tail. The beast is decorated in brown, yellow and green.
claudius innocentius du paquier manufactory (1718 –)
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About this artwork
- Title: Wall Vase
- Artist: claudius innocentius du paquier manufactory
- Year: 1730
- Original dimensions: 14.0 x 18.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
- Main color: Putty
- Color hue: Green Spectrum