Physical Qualities
Porcelain, with glazes and enamel, 37 1/4 H x 13 3/4 Diam. in. (94.6 x 34.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Nelson and Juanita Greif Gutman Fund; and gift of Joseph A. Holtzman, New York
Object Number
2006.39
Made as one of a pair, the body is ornamented with polychrome under- and overglaze decoration in layered plant motifs, from the holly leaves carved into the porcelain to delicate mauve oak leaves that rest upon the surface to dramatic raised balls of mistletoe suspended from bright blue lines suggesting sinuous ribbons, rendered in thick overglaze enamels.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2006; Jason Jacques, Inc., New York
Dorotheum, Vienna, November 24, 2004, lot 49
Inscribed: Signed, at foot, under the glaze, "LGebleux"
Markings: Date mark, inside of rim, "S 1902"
Manufacturer
Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Sèvres, France 1738-present
Meet Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Scott 04/Case 2
