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Unique IDCC-000028Source system ID1988.45DateBetween 1st January 1869 and 31st December 1869Date qualifieryear onlyMediumPorcelainOrmoluDescriptionVase de Rimini, hard paste procelain lidded vase with swirling Hispano-Moresque painted decoration and scrolling ormolu wolf mask mounts, made in 1869. Presented to the City Corporation of Sydney by the French commissary general, Captain Mathieu, on behalf of the French Government to acknowledge the success of the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition.Author/creatorSèvres Imperial ManufactoryPierre-Jules Diéterle (designer)Alexandre David (gilder)Special citationVase de Rimini produced by the Sèvres Imperial Manufactory, 1869 and presented to the people of Sydney in 1879. City of Sydney Civic Collection.Height (in cm)104Diameter (in cm)62TypeCivicHistory
Alexandre David (gilder), Vase de Rimini, 1869 (01/01/1869 - 31/12/1869), [CC-000028]. City of Sydney Archives, accessed 08 May 2025, https://archives.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/1900498