Vase (one of a pair)

Manufactory Belvedere Manufactory Polish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

This pair of vases demonstrates the ambitious forms made at the short-lived Belvedere faience factory in Warsaw. Established by Stanislas II Augustus Poniatowski (1732-1798), king of Poland, the factory specialized in diplomatic services and ornamental vases. At a time when neoclassical motifs became fashionable at major European courts, this Warsaw factory experimented with earlier motifs inspired by Asian porcelain. The result on this pair of vases is a unique design that combines organic tree forms with a startling geometric pattern in blue and gold.

Vase (one of a pair), Belvedere Manufactory (Warsaw, Poland, ca. 1770–1780s), Faience (tin-glazed earthenware) with underglaze blue and enamel decoration and gilding , Polish, Warsaw

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Vase (one of a pair), Belvedere Manufactory (Warsaw, Poland, ca. 1770–1780s), Faience (tin-glazed earthenware) with underglaze blue and enamel decoration and gilding , Polish, Warsaw
Vase (one of a pair), Belvedere Manufactory (Warsaw, Poland, ca. 1770–1780s), Faience (tin-glazed earthenware) with underglaze blue and enamel decoration and gilding , Polish, Warsaw
Vase (one of a pair), Belvedere Manufactory (Warsaw, Poland, ca. 1770–1780s), Faience (tin-glazed earthenware) with underglaze blue and enamel decoration and gilding , Polish, Warsaw
Vase (one of a pair), Belvedere Manufactory (Warsaw, Poland, ca. 1770–1780s), Faience (tin-glazed earthenware) with underglaze blue and enamel decoration and gilding , Polish, Warsaw

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