Elephant-head vase (vase à tête d'éléphant) ca. 1757 Sèvres Manufactory French This model of vase, with elephant heads terminating in candle sockets (now missing from most surviving examples) has been called the most extravagant vase form created at Sèvres. While it has been suggested that the model may have been inspired by Chinese or Meissen porcelain vases, Duplessis's design nevertheless is one of striking originality. The elephant-head vases were usually sold in pairs and often formed part of a garniture, a grouping of three or five vases.. Elephant-head vase (vase à tête d'éléphant). French, Sèvres. ca. 1757. Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold. Ceramics-Porcelain

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Elephant-head vase (vase à tête d'éléphant) ca. 1757 Sèvres Manufactory French This model of vase, with elephant heads terminating in candle sockets (now missing from most surviving examples) has been called the most extravagant vase form created at Sèvres. While it has been suggested that the model may have been inspired by Chinese or Meissen porcelain vases, Duplessis's design nevertheless is one of striking originality. The elephant-head vases were usually sold in pairs and often formed part of a garniture, a grouping of three or five vases.. Elephant-head vase (vase à tête d'éléphant). French, Sèvres. ca. 1757. Soft-paste porcelain decorated in polychrome enamels, gold. Ceramics-Porcelain

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