9th Century Porcelain Vases, Vieux Paris, France, Set of 2

Impressive pair of antique amphora-shaped vases with handles of elegant, highly stylized swans made of French porcelain “Paris Porcelain” or “Vieux Paris”. The delicate and colorful hand-painted decorations represent two different rural landscapes with a great romantic imprint. The rest of the decoration is based on gold, creating a rich and elegant ensemble. In some places the pure gold appears worn, but this makes the two objects much more fascinating and historically interesting. Marks on the base.

The pieces were made respecting ancient traditions and the raw material (kaolin) by master craftsmen. “Paris porcelain” is a term that refers collectively to the various porcelain decoration workshops and studios in and around Paris. That is, it does not refer to a specific manufacture, but to the production carried out by more than thirty manufacturers within the limits of the French capital, from the mid-1700s to the end of the Second Empire (1870).

Antique porcelain objects from Paris are the most desired by collectors and are present in many museums around the world.

Material: porcelain
Style: Old Paris
Period: last third of the 19th century
Country of origin: France
Good condition according to its age and use
Dimensions: 16 x 8 x 8 cm.