"Pair of "Antique Ferrés" Vases"

The evident antique-style of the decorative repertory of “antique ferr�s” vase, created c. 1763, evidences the sudden intrusion of Neoclassicism in the S�vres factory in the 1760s, under the instigation of �tienne-Maurice Falconet. The belly of each one of them is adorned with four painted panels, linked to one another and suspended to the neck by ropes in relief. The battle scenes in the foreground, painted in polychromy, are attributed to Jean-Louis Morin, the S�vres specialist in military scenes. On the sides, trophies and, in the background, wreathes of interwoven palms are painted.