SAINT-CLOUD Lot n° 2

Pair of very rare soft-paste porcelain scroll vases decorated in blue monochrome, in the style of Chinese designs, with large foliate and floral scrolls forming stylized palmettes on the base and neck, and a frieze of floral scrolls in the center. Late 17th century (a small chip on the rim of one neck). Circa 1690. Height : 19 cm Provenance : Maison VANDERMEERSCH, Paris. Bibliography: LEPRINCE, La faïence baroque française et les jardins de Le Nôtre, 2014, one of these vases reproduced p. 111, C. Related work: A vase with a double bulge, bearing a mark in imitation of China and featuring very similar decoration, is preserved at the Musée National de Sèvres (inv. MNC 13754; reproduced in B. RONDOT, Discovering the Secrets of Soft-Paste Porcelain at the Saint-Cloud Manufactory. Ca 1690-1766, 1999, p. 52). These pieces are part of the very first production by the Saint-Cloud Manufactory in imitation of Chinese pieces, before the appearance of lambrequin decorations. The shape of these vases is similar to that of the bottle vases in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris (inv. 27643.A and B). An export certificate for cultural property has been requested for this lot.