Tulip vase. Culture: Austrian, Vienna. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 6 7/16 x 8 3/8 x 6 9/16 in. (16.4 x 21.3 x 16.7 cm). Factory: Vienna. Factory director: Du Paquier period (1718-1744). Date: ca. 1725.The ceramic manufactory established in Vienna by Claudius du Paquier (died 1751) was the second in Europe to produce hard-paste porcelain. In founding the factory, du Paquier was assisted by Samuel Stözel, the kiln master from the Meissen factory, and the earliest porcelain made in Vienna dates to about 1719. While the porcelain body produced by du Paquier is often very similar to that made at Meissen, the Vienna factory developed its own distinctive style of painted decoration.The decoration of this vase is unusual for du Paquier porcelain because of its subject matter. The main scene depicts a man seated at a tea table with a display of porcelain on a buffet. The inscription around the scene reads in translation: "China, you will not have called your arts unknown any longer; in E