Cabinet and Vase Photograph by Carlos Diaz

Cabinet and Vase

by Carlos Diaz

Canvas Print

$44

Framed Print

$71

Art Print

$18

Poster

$18

Metal Print

$68

Acrylic Print

$76

Wood Print

$47

Coffee Mug

$17

Title

Cabinet and Vase

Artist

Carlos Diaz

Medium

Photograph - Photograph

Description

Cabinet and Vase - Remastered by Carlos Diaz

Vase Feuille d'Eau
1858-1862
made at
Sèvres Porcelain Factory
(French, est. 1756)

Feuille d'Eau means "waterleaf" and refers to the name given to the shape of this vase at the Sèvres factory. In English, waterleaf is the common name for a plant with bell-shaped flowers. The term is also applied to a stylized plant motif used in Graeco-Roman ornament. This vase was exhibited by the Sèvres firm at the International Exhibition held in London in 1862.

Cabinet
c. 1690
made by
André-Charles Boulle
(French, 1642-1732)
France, late 17th Century

Appointed cabinetmaker to King Louis XIV in 1672, André-Charles Boulle became a master of furniture making in France during the late 1600s until his death in 1732. Known primarily for his use of marquetry, in which metal patterns are inlaid into tortoiseshell then applied within the veneered surface of the furniture, Boulle established a level of quality and craftsmanship few others could achieve. As a result, his work found favor at the royal court and among other aristocrats and diplomats eager to impress the king. The inclusion of a medallion depicting Louis XIV within the bronze decoration of this chest would have identified the owner with the royal court. Often exhibiting stout architectural proportions with elegant groups of inlaid motifs such as the parrot on the central panel of this chest, Boulle’s designs are an example of the intellectual fashion for contrasting ideas, materials, and motifs.