Pair of Vases with Fables by Jean de La Fontaine
Pair of Vases with Fables by Jean de La Fontaine
Artist
Léopold-Jules-Joseph Gély
(pâte-sur-pâte decorator)
(1820 - 1893)
Artist
Louis-Etienne-Frédéric Blanchard
(gilder)
(1811 - 1898)
Manufacturer
Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
(French, 1740-present)
Place of OriginFrance, Sèvres
Date1866
DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 15 3/4 × 7 3/4 × 6 in. (40 × 19.7 × 15.2 cm)
Mediumhard-paste porcelain, painted pate-sur-pate decoration
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineGift of The Georgia Welles Apollo Society
Object number
1997.256
On View
Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 32
Royal Porcelain Manufactory (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur, K.P.M.)
Middle 19th century
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