Monumental vase, ca. 1890, French, Choisy-le-Roi, Porcelain, Overall (confirmed): 29 1/2 × 19 1/4 × 19 1/4 in., 71.3lb. (74.9 × 48.9 × 48.9 cm, 325kg), Ceramics-Porcelain, The massive scale of this vase represents a technical feat, even for a master like Chaplet. Firing porcelain this large posed many challenges, as evidenced by the firing crack and sloped profile where the clay sagged in the kiln
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Monumental vase, ca, 1890, French, Choisy-le-Roi, Porcelain, Overall, confirmed, 29 1/2, 19 1/4, 71.3lb, 74.9, 48.9, 48.9 cm, 325kg, Ceramics-Porcelain, massive, scale, vase represents, technical feat, even, master, Chaplet, Firing porcelain, large posed, challenges, evidenced, firing crack, sloped profile, clay sagged, kiln
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