PAIR OF MONUMENTAL STOENWARE AND PORCELAIN FLOOR VASES WITH CUPID DECOR.
France. Ca. 1900.

Porcelain; bronze mounting. Two monumental; baluster-shaped vases on gilded metal bases. Porcelain neck and base with
gilded bronze mount and cobalt blue fond; decorated with floral ornaments in golden relief
enamel. Stoneware body embellished with decorative; high-quality painting in pastel
shades. Once; accompanied by hollyhocks and irises; six putti gather around a chalice from
which they try to drink. They emerge from a moving; waving water surface that seems to
merge into airy clouds. On the other vase they dance together with butterflies through a
sky garden with daisies and rose bushes.. Height 113cm and 114cm.
No marks visible; painting inscribed F. Bellanger. Condition B.

Literature:
Meinrad Maria Grewenig: Macht & Pracht; Europas Glanz im 19. Jahrhundert; Annweiler 2006.
Zur Manufaktur S鑦res S.42.

Comparative examples for the putti; which cavort on both vases in the soft; pastel cloud
formations; can be found in the French salon painting of the late 19th century. The
painting in the style of the Neorokoko paired with the classicistic form of the vase is
typical for products of late historicism. Products from the S鑦res manufactory served as a
model for this type. The luxury porcelain of the French state manufactory achieved world
fame through its perfect quality and was copied on many occasions.Art trade; Van Ham.