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Swivel vases, 1849, Sèvres

2009 Conservation and Restoration
Ceramics

Conservation and restoration of these two egg-vases, produced by the Imperial Manufacturer of Sevres and offered to the Portuguese King Pedro V [1856], from the Collection of Ceramics of the Ajuda National Palace Museum

  • Pair of porcelain egg-jars with neo-Renaissance decoration style (Inv. 3959/3960), gilded bronze elements, large fire enamel and historical characters portrayals (16th, 17th cs.), painted by Alexis Etienne-Julienne (1846).

Acknowledgements Ajuda National Palace, Lisboa ~ ex-Institute of Museums and Conservation

Detail of the vase of the National Manufacture of Sèvres, before the intervention. (5)
Detail of the vase of the National Manufacture of Sèvres, after the intervention. (5)
Vase of the National Manufacture of Sèvres, before the intervention. (5)
Vase of the National Manufacture of Sèvres, after the intervention. (5)
Detail of the vase of the National Manufacture of Sèvres, before the intervention. (6)
Detail of the Vase of the National Manufacture of Sèvres, after the intervention. (6)
Detail of the Vase of the National Manufacture of Sèvres, before the intervention. (6)
Detail of the Vase of the National Manufacture of Sèvres, after the intervention. (6)