Late 19th century monumental ormolu-mounted pair of sevres style cobalt-blue ground vases and cover, spurious blue interlaced L "B" mark signed Poitevin.

The domed cover with cone finial, above a waisted neck ornamented with gilt foliate scrollwork, the body finely painted with court couples in the miniature, landscape on the reverse, flanked by handles molded with acanthus and suspending with beads, ending with a canted carved base.

The artist is possibly Philippe Poitevin (1831-1907), a French artist who exhibited at several Paris Salons from 1855 onward and has works in the collection of the Musée de Marseille.

Also it was said according to W. Neuwirth, porzellanmaler-Lexikon, 1840-1914, Band II, p.163-4 that a listing of three painters with the surname Poitevin, here noted as working in Paris studios in the late nineteenth century. These entries are accompanied by illustrations of vases painted in a similar manner.But as the seal in the cover accompanied with "P" letter so it would be probably Philipe Poitevin not Henri Poitevin nor G.Poitevin.

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Height: 69 cm - Width : 27 cm - Depth : 27 cm