Frick Announces Gift of Rare Du Paquier Porcelain From Melinda and Paul Sullivan

The Frick Collection is delighted to announce a gift from Paul Sullivan and Trustee Melinda Martin Sullivan of porcelain produced by the Du Paquier Porcelain Manufactory in Vienna. The Sullivans generously permitted the Frick to choose fourteen superb examples from their collection, considered to be the finest private collection in the world from this important early Western manufactory.

The objects, dating from about 1720 to 1740, perfectly complement the museum's porcelain holdings, which have grown since Henry Clay Frick's day to represent in depth some of the best productions of this prized material. Mr. Frick focused his porcelain collecting on Sèvres, which accompanied beautifully the eighteenth-century French paintings and furniture he acquired. In 1966, his collection of Chinese porcelain was augmented by some two hundred pieces through the bequest of his son, Childs. The museum's holdings were further extended by recent and promised gifts of Meissen porcelain from Henry Arnhold.

Now, the Sullivan's gift of Du Paquier porcelain adds to the Frick's already strong assemblage, which illustrates the Western fascination with Eastern models and represents the brilliant and distinctive tradition of porcelain production in Europe. Starting September 28, these stunning works will be on view in the Frick's Reception Hall, remaining there through March 2017.