Légende

Vessel - flowerpot, unspecified manufacture, coats of arms, cartouches, cache-pot vessel, plant decorations. Vessel in the shape of a cylindrical flowerpot with profiled rollers at the base and spout. Decorated throughout with a motif of a stylized, fleshy plant twig in the form of an acanthus with flowers. On the forehead is a cartouche with the five-field coat of arms beneath a royal crown. The elaborate cartouche is supported by two lions rampant, with symbols of a griffin holding a pennant column?. Below the coat of arms is the date 1747. Green plant decoration with ochre flowers, blue cartouche shades ranging from navy blue to light blue. A hole in the bottom for draining water. 1747, Italy, Caltagirone, vessel, height 74 cm, width 31 cm., A cylindrical ceramic vessel with a glossy finish decorated overall with a repeating floral and foliate pattern in green and ochre with blue accents on a creamy off-white ground; the design shows curling green leaves and stems surrounding ochre flowers with blue centers and small ochre dots scattered between motifs; the rim and base have bands of blue and the base shows worn and chipped areas revealing a rougher, paler material; the background behind the vessel is a neutral gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A15_370

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.8Mo) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Vessel - flowerpot unspecified manufacture coats arms cartouches cache-pot vessel plant decorations Vessel shape cylindrical flowerpot profiled rollers base spout Decorated motif stylized fleshy plant twig form acanthus flowers forehead cartouche five-field coat arms beneath royal crown elaborate cartouche supported two lions rampant symbols griffin holding pennant column coat date 1747 Green plant decoration ochre flowers blue cartouche shades ranging navy blue light blue hole bottom draining water 1747 Italy Caltagirone vessel height 74 cm width 31 cm cylindrical ceramic vessel glossy finish decorated repeating floral foliate pattern green ochre blue accents creamy off-white ground design curling green leaves stems surrounding blue centers small ochre dots scattered motifs rim bands blue worn chipped areas revealing rougher paler material background neutral gray.