Four Cast Stone Vases

19th century

FOUR BONDED STONE VASES (French, 19th century), each of campana form, featuring raised relief carving representing the attributes of music (pendant trophies of musical instruments) on the central body and flanked by scrolled handles with mascaron masks. These 19th century copies were molded from the originals which are exhibited in the sculpture court of the Louvre Museum and prior to that on display in the Tuileries Gardens (jardin des Tuileries) in Paris. The original series of vases was executed after a model commissioned by the Batiments du Roi from the sculptor Pierre Mazeline in the years 1699-1701 and destined for the "piece d'eau des Nappes" in the park of the royal domaine of Marly. The vases were produced as a set of four in Carrara marble by Nicolas Coustou (1658-1733), Anselme Flamen (1647-1717), Pierre Mazeline (1633-1708) and Claude Poirier (1656-1729) and in place at Marly by 1707. Following the Revolution and seizure of the vases, they were moved for public display to the Tuileries gardens where they remained from 1798 until 1994 when restored and brought to the Louvre.

French

bonded stone

On stand 67"H, 56"W, 40" at base

Gift of Mr. J. Edgar Monroe.

PSNC.1571.1 - .4