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Two ewers – Louis XV era
Two ewers made of Turkish porcelain, adorned with chiselled, gilded openwork bronze ornaments.
Permanent loan from Dr H.Woody Brock
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles.
These two porcelain ewers are decorated with chiselled, gilded bronze ornaments.
Each of them rests on a rocaille-style bronze base that connects to a finely chiselled openwork handle, adorned with coiling, flower-shaped patterns. The spout is shaped like an acanthus leaf. The porcelain features a white background and is decorated with red, green, blue and yellow patterns inspired by nature.
Some marchands-merciers had the means to acquire precious objects and rare materials such as hardstone, porcelain, ivory… Those merchants played a major role in the creation of objects combining porcelain and lacquer from the Far East.
