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A LARGE PAIR OF PARIS (GILLE JEUNE) PORCELAIN GOLD AND PURPLE GROUND VASES ON STANDS
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A LARGE PAIR OF PARIS (GILLE JEUNE) PORCELAIN GOLD AND PURPLE GROUND VASES ON STANDS

SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, BLACK SCRIPT GILLE. JEUNE F... PORCELAINE MARK TO ONE

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A LARGE PAIR OF PARIS (GILLE JEUNE) PORCELAIN GOLD AND PURPLE GROUND VASES ON STANDS
SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, BLACK SCRIPT GILLE. JEUNE F... PORCELAINE MARK TO ONE
Finely painted after Henri-Frédéric Schopin with scenes of Paul and Virginie in the jungle within gilt arch-shaped panels chased with vine, flanked by elaborate foliate scroll handles surmounted by griffin masks, the reverse with a lush bouquet, all on a gilt scroll ground
33 ½ in. (85 cm.) high, the slightly taller

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First published in 1788, Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre’s Paul and Virginia is the story of the growing love and adventures the two title characters, raised together by their mothers in the exotic landscapes of the Mauritius Island in the 18th century. The novel was hugely successful in the late 18th and 19th centuries, as evidenced by the many engravings, painting, pieces of porcelain, clocks or furniture inspired by the tale.