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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Walter Del Pellegrino, post: 3234, member: 90&quot;]I have been considering preparing an article on finger vases, also known as quintals and tulipieres. The question was prompted by my wife&#039;s vast collection of finger vases and tulipieres, the oldest example being from the former collection of the well-known antiques dealer Wynn Sayman and dating to 1780. </p><p>I know that that it was for Queen Mary’s Het Loo Palace that the first pagoda shaped Tulipiere was created in the late 1680’s. It was designed by Daniel Marot, a French-born architect, and the primary interior designer at the palace and executed by Adriaen Kock, owner of “De Grieksche A’ (The Greek A).</p><p>in Japan, the vase had existed as a container specifically to hold flowers in the Sui (580-618 A.D.) and tang (618-907 A.D.) but when did the flower vase as a decorative element first appear in Europe? When speaking of the shapes of Greek vessels many are labeled as vases but their is no proof that these vessels were used to hold cut flowere. In my opinoin the Greek and Romans lived too close in proximity to nature itself to be concerned about displaying cut flowers in their homes. </p><p>I&#039;ve searched the pottery books and can&#039;t find anything. I&#039;ve studied all the old masters and scrutinized their paintings. I&#039;ve seen many paintings with flowers displayed in pitchers (Hans Memmling&#039;s 1485 &quot;Still Life with a Jug with Flowers&quot;, Robert Campin&#039;s 1425 Merode Altarpiece (Center Panel), etc.. The first still life I&#039;ve been able to discover with a flower vase was Ambrosius Bosschaert (1620) &quot;Tulips in a Wan-Li Vase.&quot; So, does anyone have an idea when the Europeans began producing vessels made specifically to display cut flowers? </p><p>I am of the opinion that the idea of a flower vase was first introduced from China and Japan with the arrival of porcelain, which included examples of flower vases. The development of the European flower vase was, I believe, spurred on by the Dutch during the years of Tulipomania (1625 to 1637) which eventually caused the collapse of the country&#039;s entire economy. This theory is speculation on my part and I was wondering if anyone can add light to the subject?&nbsp; Thank you[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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