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The evident antique-style of the decorative repertory of "antique ferrés" vase, created c. 1763, evidences the sudden intrusion of Neoclassicism in the Sèvres factory in the 1760s, under the instigation of Étienne-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 Sèvres specialist in military scenes. On the sides, trophies and, in the background, wreathes of interwoven palms are painted.
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