# @gettymuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CNP1Y7zH8ye
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34229428-gettymuseum-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1b91c6c200.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-04-04T14:28:44.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Getty (@gettymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/gettymuseum

## Caption

Eggs on eggs.

This unique pair of egg-shaped vases—complete with tiny eggs in nests on top—would have made fine decoration for the lucky owner in 1700s France.

Why eggs? The egg was known as a symbol of the ancient world, and in this case might have appealed to the trending taste of the time for objects that were evocative of classical antiquity.

Swipe for close-ups that show the cool basketwork base, painted mythological scenes, and blue background decorated with hundreds of tiny gold dots.
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🏷: #Easter #HappyEaster #Eggs #Garniture #DecArts #GettyMuseum

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## Tags

decarts, gettymuseum, garniture, easter, eggs, happyeaster

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