Large porcelain vase in the manner of Sèvres Louis XVI style; France, 1900.

Large porcelain vase in the manner of Sèvres Louis XVI style, France, 1900.
Porcelain enameled beau bleu and partially gilded. It has bronze mounts.
Impression in the reserve.
Presents restorations, slight flaws and wear.
It has an apocryphal mark on the base.
Measurements: 129 x 45 x 35 cm.
Ornamental vase decorated with pictorial scenes, the front of gallant theme that follows the models of the painting of the master Titian and the back of landscape theme. The decorative care with which the front has been decorated stands out. Both the foot on which the main body rests and the mouth of the vase have gilded fillets on a cobalt blue background characteristic of the Sèvres style, which combine with plant representations, garlands and finely delineated vases. The lid has a handle in the shape of a pineapple.
Originally founded in Vincennes in 1740, the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres was moved to this location in 1756. One of the main European porcelain factories, the Manufacture was successively named after different political regimes: royal, imperial and national manufactory. Still in activity today, the firm continues to edit the objects created since 1740, although its current production is largely oriented towards contemporary creation. The Manufacture de Vincennes was founded with the support of Louis XV and Madame de Pompadour, with the idea of creating pieces for the court and to compete with the porcelain productions of Meissen and Chantilly. In fact, the first experiments were carried out by the brothers Robert and Gilles Dubois, who came from the manufacture of Chantilly. Important results were obtained as early as 1745, under the direction of the Gravant couple, especially the creation of models of porcelain flowers to decorate all kinds of pieces. The new building in Sèvres, where the manufacture moved in 1756, was built on the initiative of Madame de Pompadur. Three years later, it was named a royal factory, and from that moment on it would use fine gold, the only one with this privilege in all of France. In its early years the factory produced mainly soft paste; hard porcelain, with kaolin, was not marketed in Sèvres until 1770. Among the innovations of this manufacture, in the 18th century, were the colored backgrounds and the use of biscuit for small sculptures. During the French Revolution, the factory suffered a decrease in production, but experienced a resurgence between 1800 and 1847 thanks to the direction of Alexandre Brongniart, who gave the factory international fame. During these years, many important technical innovations were made, and several contemporary artists collaborated with the manufacture. At this time, a new gilding was introduced, which was made shiny by burnishing the surface with an agate stone. The pieces were also decorated with opaque gilding, which was done by rubbing the gold with very fine sand. It was at this time that a cartouche became established for ornamental vases as a central theme, in the manner of an oil painting, with gilded cartouche on a monochrome background. From the middle of the 19th century onwards, the dominant styles will be eclecticism and historicism, and some models will recover typologies of the past, such as the mannerism of Fontainebleau and the baroque of Versailles.