Potpourri vase with candleholders (pot-pourri à bobêche) (one of a pair). Culture: French, Sèvres. Decorator: Figural decoration probably by Charles Nicolas Dodin (French, Versailles 1734-1803 Sèvres); Flower decoration attributed to Pierre-Louis-Philippe (Armand II, called le jeune) (French, working 1746-88, died 1788). Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 9 1/2 x 6 1/16 x 3 5/8 in. (24.1 x 15.4 x 9.2 cm). Factory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740-present). Modeler: Attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, ca. 1695-1774, active 1748-74). Date: 1760.These potpourri vases with candleholders reflect the quest for innovation that characterizes so much of the Sèvres factory's production of the 1760s. The vases could have been used as potpourris (the scent of petals inside could waft through the panels of pierced trelliswork at the top), and the two flanking candle sockets allowed them also to serve as candelabra, yet it seems probable that they were primarily intended for decoration. Both

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Potpourri vase with candleholders (pot-pourri à bobêche) (one of a pair). Culture: French, Sèvres. Decorator: Figural decoration probably by Charles Nicolas Dodin (French, Versailles 1734-1803 Sèvres); Flower decoration attributed to Pierre-Louis-Philippe (Armand II, called le jeune) (French, working 1746-88, died 1788). Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 9 1/2 x 6 1/16 x 3 5/8 in. (24.1 x 15.4 x 9.2 cm). Factory: Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740-present). Modeler: Attributed to Jean-Claude Duplessis (French, ca. 1695-1774, active 1748-74). Date: 1760.These potpourri vases with candleholders reflect the quest for innovation that characterizes so much of the Sèvres factory's production of the 1760s. The vases could have been used as potpourris (the scent of petals inside could waft through the panels of pierced trelliswork at the top), and the two flanking candle sockets allowed them also to serve as candelabra, yet it seems probable that they were primarily intended for decoration. Both

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