Jean-Denis LARUE (1815-1884) for the Manufacture de SEVRES - Lot 280

Jean-Denis LARUE (1815-1884) for the Manufacture de SEVRES Children with cornet. A large polychrome enameled earthenware vase decorated with two putti embracing a plant and supporting a puffed drape. Signed J. Larue and dated 1863 at the bottom. H. 122.5 cm L. 60 cm (accidents and restorations) NB: The earthenware workshops of the Manufacture de Sèvres were active between 1852 and 1872, with the aim of revitalizing the art of earthenware in Europe at the time, following the example of Sarreguemines and Minton. To date, only three other examples are known to exist, two of which are in the Cité de la Céramique in Sèvres (Inv. 12991/1 and 12991/2) and one in the Mobilier National (Inv. GML 11102).