Flask for Tokay Wine
Manufacturer
Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
(Austrian, 1719 - 1744)
CultureAustrian
OriginVienna, Vienna, Austria
Datec.1730
MediumHard-paste porcelain with overglaze black enamel (Schwarzlot), gilding
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.1231.1-2): 36 x 19.5 cm (14 3/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionDu Paquier pilgrim bottle and cover of flattened-pear shape, applied with bearded-mask handles at the sides. It is painted in the Schwarzlot and gilding with two panels showing Amphitrite on a seahorse on one side and two tritons on the reverse. It is surrounded by trellis and Laub und Bandelwerk cartouches, and the similarly decorated cover is mounted in silver gilt.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.1231.1-2
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
Austrian PorcelainStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1740
Object number: G83.1.1244
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1720-1725; decoarated in Bayreuth, c.1750
Object number: G83.1.836.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
c.1735
Object number: G83.1.1218
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1720-1725; decorated in Augsburg c.1725-1730
Object number: G83.1.722.1-2
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
1662-1722; decorated at Du Paquier, c.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.1229.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1723-1725
Object number: G83.1.604a-b
