Wall Vase
Manufacturer
Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
(Austrian, 1719 - 1744)
CultureAustrian
OriginVienna, Vienna, Austria
PeriodCharles VI (1611-1740)
Datec.1730
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1220.1-2): 14 x 18 cm (5 1/2 x 7 1/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA 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.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1220.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Austrian PorcelainStatus
On viewArtist / Maker: Unknown Artist
600-900
Object number: G83.1.80
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1741
Object number: G83.1.914
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.1230
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1730
Object number: G83.1.1217
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1729-1731
Object number: G83.1.624
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.647.1a-b-2a-b