Perfume burner (one of a pair)

Matthew Boulton|James Fothergill

probably ca. 1770 · Derbyshire spar, tortoiseshell, and wood; Carrara marble base, gilded brass mounts, gilded copper liner · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Called "sphinx" vases, the sphinx supports were probably based on a design by Sir William Chambers (1723–1796), architect to George III, who supplied Boulton with several models for gilt bronze in 1770.

Artist

Matthew Boulton|James Fothergill

Date

probably ca. 1770

Medium

Derbyshire spar, tortoiseshell, and wood; Carrara marble base, gilded brass mounts, gilded copper liner

Culture

British, Soho near Birmingham

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964