Perfume Burner
Manufacturer
Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
(French, 1725 - 1789)
CultureFrench
OriginChantilly, Oise, France
PeriodLouis XV (1715-1744)
Dateca.1740-1745
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with tin-opacified lead glaze, overglaze enamels, gilding; gilt-bronze
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1069.1-2): 22.9 x 20.4 cm (9 x 8 1/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA Chantilly figure of a Magot seated in an open robe. It is painted with shaped panels of flowers in Kakiemon colours on a pale manganese ground, seated with a terrestrial globe between his legs with ormolu cover. There is scrolling foliage and porcelain flowerheads. The rim to the bowl at the Equator is painted with signs of the zodiac, and it is on rocky grasswork and ormolu base.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1069.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
French PorcelainStatus
On view
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