{"product_id":"boar-attacked-by-hounds-1879","title":"Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Wild Boar Hunt Centerpiece, “La Chasse au Sanglier,” 1898","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003eA dramatic and finely detailed table centerpiece from the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, depicting two hounds bringing down a wild boar atop a naturalistic rockwork mound. The model, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLa Chasse au Sanglier (The Wild Boar Hunt), was created in 1776 by Pierre Blondeau after the celebrated hunting compositions of Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686–1755), and remained among the factory’s most admired sculptural subjects for prestigious table settings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExecuted in unglazed white biscuit porcelain, the group shows why Sèvres favored this medium for sculpture. The matte, marble-like surface carries every crisp detail, from the taut musculature of the animals to the bristled hide of the boar and the textured foliage and ground, without the glare of glaze. It rests on its original integral paneled white porcelain plinth, finished with hand-applied gilt-line banding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarks\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe underside carries a full set of original factory marks:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"decimal\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“S.98” oval stamp:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sèvres manufacturing mark, dating the porcelain body to 1898\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"decimal\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Doré à Sèvres \/ 98” circular stamp:\u003c\/strong\u003e iron-red decorating mark showing the gilding was done at the factory the same year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"decimal\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImpressed and incised marks:\u003c\/strong\u003e the “SEVRES” cartouche, along with repairer’s and molder’s codes (“AD - 28” and “AD - 12 - 96 - PN T”) identifying the artisans who assembled and hand-finished the piece before firing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMAKER:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSèvres\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDIMENSIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e: 18-1\/4\" W x 14\" D x 13\" H (on base)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sèvres, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePERIOD:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1898\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hard-paste biscuit porcelain with hand-painted gilding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/strong\u003e: Excellent antique condition, with exceptionally crisp definition throughout the animal anatomy, foliage and ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSKU\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2799\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brontosaurus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47687949418740,"sku":"2799","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0810\/4420\/9908\/files\/2799_0077-Edit_782aa8e3-07f4-4d06-8d24-521c965c7ffd.jpg?v=1792535362","url":"https:\/\/bronto.studio\/products\/boar-attacked-by-hounds-1879","provider":"Brontosaurus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}