Footed Bowl (Coupe de Rivoli)
Designer
Jules Pierre Michel Diéterle
(French, 1811 - 1889)
Decorator
Pierre Dore
(French, 1800 - 1899)
Decorator
Léopolde Burthe
(French, 1823 - 1860)
Decorator
Antoine-Léon Brunel-Rocque
(French, born 1822)
Manufacturer
Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
(French, 1756 - present)
Date1863-1870
MediumHard-paste porcelain with enamel, gilding and copper alloy foot rim with mercury gilding
DimensionsOverall: 14 15/16 × 18 3/8 inches (37.94 × 46.67 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Helen Jane and R. Hugh "Pat" Uhlmann Fund
Object number2003.18
Signed"L. Burthe" and "Brunel-R" in the panel titled "La nuit venue, tout le monde les convoya Jusqes en leur chambre nuptiale"
MarkingsUnderside of stand: "M-63-S -n! S" Two stamps, factory applied: a green oval surrounding "S.63" and a red "N" topped by a crown and supported by the number "64" with the words "Décore" and "Sèvres" on the left and right sides, respectively, applied to the uppermost surface of the glaze.
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DescriptionThe bold and colossal hard paste porcelain form is decorated with four scenes from the ancient Greek pastoral love story of Daphnis and Chloe. These scenes are decorated in a camaïeu technique using one color of enamel, in this case puce. The four panels or scenes are seperated with teal and gilded urns and gilded fronds. Beneath the narrative is a molding of puce and teal with passages from the story set into gilded plaques. The bowl is set on a flared foot decorated in an identical palette with stylized foliage, palmettes and ribbons. A gilded metal rim encircles the foot.Gallery LabelOrdered by Emperor Napoleon III of France, this is one of a pair of ornamental footed bowls. Scenes from the ancient Greek love story of Daphnis, a goatherd, and Chloe, a shepherdess, are depicted around the bowl. The subject embodies the mid-1800s taste for the Neoclassical style. These scenes are decorated in a camaïeu technique. The painter applied one color of enamel (in this case, a shade of purple), which was then scratched away to create effects of light and shadow, defining the figures.
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