Monday, September 23, 2013

Precious Time: Vase à Médaillon du Roi (The Medallion of the King), 1767-68



Porcelain Vase and Lid with Clock and Medallion
1767-1768
Crown Copyright
The Royal Collection
Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II



Made by the Sèvres Porcelain Factory between 1767 and 1768, this clock is composed of a vase and cover of soft-paste and biscuit porcelain with a “bleu nouveau” ground. It features gilded decoration and gilt bronze mounts.

The egg-shaped vase with gilt-dot circle decoration is inset with a clock. The scrolls at the sides of the piece are joined by gilded oak swags. At the reverse, a mounted biscuit medallion shows the right profile of Louis XVI.



Crown Copyright
The Royal Collection
Image Courtesy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II




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