Pair Antique French Sèvres Porcelain Vases | Bleu Céleste | Hand-Painted Putti & Floral Panels | Marked c.1841
Pair Antique French Sèvres Porcelain Vases | Bleu Céleste | Hand-Painted Putti & Floral Panels | Marked c.1841
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There is a particular kind of beauty that only deepens with time, and this marked Sèvres pair wears its century and a half with unmistakable grace. Dressed in iconic bleu céleste — that luminous, heavenly blue that made Sèvres the envy of every porcelain house in Europe — these vases carry lavish gilding, neoclassical form, and hand-painted panels so vivid they feel like tiny windows into another world. Tender putti drift through clouds on the front panels; lush jewel-toned bouquets of roses, forget-me-nots, and daisies grace the reverse.
What makes this pair genuinely remarkable is the extraordinary preservation of those panels. Converted to lamps sometime in the last century, they spent decades safely elevated — protected from the handling and accidents of active vase life. The result is panel painting in immaculate, museum-quality condition. The conversion has since been reversed, restoring these beauties to their rightful purpose as objects of pure admiration. Minor gilding wear at the base and drill holes are the honest souvenirs of a long and storied life — and a small price to pay for panels this perfect.
Dimensions 83/4”H X 5 1/2”W
• Maker: Sèvres, France (marked)
• Origin: France
• Date: Circa 1841
• Style: Neoclassical / Second Empire
• Ground: Bleu céleste
• Mark: Sèvres mark present
• Condition: Panels immaculate; minor gilding loss at base; drill holes from lamp conversion; no chips or cracks
• Sold as: True matched pair
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