Pair of vases (vases cuir)
Object type: Vases
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Sèvres
Artist: Sèvres Manufactory|Etienne-Maurice Falconet
Artist bio: French, 1740–present|French, Paris 1716–1791 Paris
Artist role: Manufactory|Artist
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: ca. 1765–70
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain, gilt bronze
Dimensions: vases only: 16 3/8 × 8 3/4 in. (41.6 × 22.2 cm);
vases on gilt-bronze base (removed): 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Accession year: 1949
Tags: Birds|Cupid|Psyche