LARGE SEVRES STYLE ORMOLU MOUNTED COVERED VASE, CIRCA 1860

LARGE SEVRES STYLE ORMOLU MOUNTED COVERED VASE

France, Circa 1860

This 19th-century French 'Sevres' porcelain covered urn is truly impressive, featuring ornate ormolu mounts. Its cobalt-blue baluster form is adorned with gilt borders, highlighting a central hand-painted romantic scene depicting a standing man accompanied by two ladies. On the reverse, a landscape scene is intricately painted within a gilt-bordered cartouche. The urn is embellished with intricately detailed gilded bronze wreaths, wings, and hinged ring handles on each side, complementing its conforming socle base. The base itself boasts a gilt bronze rim adorned with continuous acanthus leaf detailing, resting on a shapely gilt bronze plinth, enhancing its overall grandeur.The lid with monogram E within blue interlaced L's Sèvres mark.

Inscribed: Offert par le due de Richelieu a la princesse de lamballe 
Signed on lower right hand corner by artist: Bertrey.

Dimensions:
Height: 43"   (109.2 cm)
Width: 18"   (45.7 cm)
Depth: 12.5"   (26.6 cm)