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Pair of L. 18th C. to E.19th C. Rose Canton Vases browse these categories for related items... All Items: Sculpture: Bronze: Pre 1800: item #588143
$17,950. for the pair |
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| Exceptional Pair of Late 18th Century to Early 19th Century Pair of Chinese Rose Canton Porcelain Vases with gilt Ormolu and set in Gilt Bronze Base with a wreath detail. H:28.5" W of base: 11.5 The pair of Canton porcelains are Chinese ceramic wares that were made for export in the 18th to the 20th centuries. The wares were made, glazed and fired at Jingdezhen but decorated with enamels at Canton (Guangzhou) in southern China prior to export by sea through that port. The Canton Famille rose in the 19th century was typically decorated with alternate panels of figures and birds, flowers and insects, predominantly in pink and green. This pristine pair of Chinese Rose Canon Porcelain vases are set in mounted on a square and ornamental bronze base. The delatil of Ormolu (from French or moulu, signifying gold ground or pounded) is an 18th and 19th-century English term for what the French call bronze doré. The modern term in English is gilt bronze, though, confusingly, the alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes with an addition of tin. The manufacture of true gilt-bronze employs a process known as fire-gilding, in which an amalgam of mercury and gold is applied to a bronze piece, then the mercury is driven off in a sealed furnace. The principal use of ormolu is for the decorative mountings of furniture, clocks, lighting devices, and porcelain. The bronze mounts were cast by the lost wax method, and then chiselled and chased to add detail. Rococo gilt-bronze tends to be finely cast, lightly chiselled, and part burnished. Neoclassical gilt-bronze is often entirely chiselled and chased with extraordinary skill and delicacy to create finely varied surfaces. Chinese and European porcelains mounted in gilt-bronze were luxury wares that heightened the impact of often-costly and ornamental ceramic pieces sometimes used for display. Chinese ceramics with gilt-bronze mounts were produced under the guidance of the Parisian marchands-merciers, for only they had access to the ceramics (often purchased in the Netherlands) and the ability to overleap the guild restrictions. A few surviving pieces of 16th-century Chinese porcelains respectfully mounted in contemporary European silver-gilt, or vermeil, so this fine Pair of Late 18th C. to early 19th Century Chinese Rose Canton Vases are perfect for the true collector of fine Porcelains. | ||||||||||||
