An imperial Russian porcelain “Kyrgyz” vase - image-1
An imperial Russian porcelain “Kyrgyz” vase - image-2
An imperial Russian porcelain “Kyrgyz” vase - image-3
An imperial Russian porcelain “Kyrgyz” vase - image-1An imperial Russian porcelain “Kyrgyz” vase - image-2An imperial Russian porcelain “Kyrgyz” vase - image-3

Lot 1432 Dα

An imperial Russian porcelain “Kyrgyz” vase

Auction 1174 - overview Cologne
04.06.2021, 12:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 40.000 € - 60.000 €

An imperial Russian porcelain “Kyrgyz” vase

Fired in two parts and screw-mounted. Decorated on the display side with a depiction of four Kyrgyz people with their horses in a wooded hilly landscape within a gilt foliate surround. On the reverse with gilded trophies in a round braided surround supported by two hippocampi. The lower section with gilded Neoclassical foliage in relief. The separately fired handles designed as lotus flowers, the lower sections of which restored over breakages. H 53.5, with plinth 56.3 cm. Plinth 3 cm x 19 cm x 19 cm.
Imperial Porcelain Manufactory St. Petersburg, décor designed by Jacques François Swebach Desfontaines, first quarter 19th C.

Jacques (Josse) François Joseph Swebach Desfontaines (1769 - 1823) made his debut with his drawings at the Salon de la Correspondance in 1783 at age 14 under the pseudonym "Fountein". By 1800, having already published widely, he was commissioned to paint a picture for Malmaison Castle, namely a portrait of Joséphine Bonaparte on horseback entitled "Cavalcade et proménade en caleche". In 1802 he received a permanent position at the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, where he remained until 1813, participating, among other things, in the completion of the famous "Service Egyptien" (1806). His focus was on landscapes, riders, soldiers and historical scenes. He was involved as a painter in some courtly commissions. In 1815 he is documented in St. Petersburg, where he took over as artistic director of the Imperial Manufactory under Tzar Alexander I.

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A slightly larger vase with an identical motif but with differing (figural) handles painted by Denis-Joseph Moreau (1807 – 1815) is housed in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.