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Jean-Claude Duplessis

Ewer and Basin (Pot a l'Eau et jatte Feuille d'Eau)

c. 1756–c. 1760
Soft-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels and gilding
13.1 × 7.7 cm (5.2 × 3 in)

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Modeled with water lilies in relief, this rare ewer and basin set blends Rococo sensibility, with its emphasis on forms borrowed from nature, with the plastic potential of porcelain.

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