Sèvres blue vase
by DAMMOUSE, Albert-Louis, Hard porcelain, height 34 cm
This vase has pâte-sur-pâte decoration, flamed glaze of high fire, enamel decoration, heightened with gold.
Pâte-sur-pâte, (French: “paste on paste”) is a method of porcelain decoration in which a relief design is created on an unfired, unglazed body by applying successive layers of white slip (liquid clay) with a brush. The technique was first employed by the Chinese in the 18th century. It was introduced in Europe in about 1850 at S�vres.