137 - Pair of Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze vases, France, first half of the 19th century

Pair of Sèvres porcelain and gilt bronze vases, France, first half of the 19th century Height 53 cm Amphora-shaped body with a turquoise background highlighted in gold, decorated with cupids within a gilded border with plant motifs, complemented by a vibrant composition of multi-colored flowers opposite. On the sides are gilt bronze rams' heads, from which rises a long stem ending in a curl, around which vine shoots with bunches of grapes are wrapped. The upper rim is decorated with gilt bronze roses; the spool-shaped stand is supported by plant motifs joined by floral garlands. This pair of vases is part of the 19th-century French Neo-Rococo production, inspired by the 18th-century Sèvres Manufactory models, particularly the use of a "bleu céleste" turquoise background, the figurative reserves with cupids, and the rich gilding. Compared to the eighteenth-century examples, the gilded bronze frames are more developed and scenographic, in accordance with a typical nineteenth-century taste and of Parisian production intended for representative furnishings.