An extremely rare pair of Rozenburg eggshell porcelain four-handled vases, painted by S. Schellink 1913

octagonal base with four loop-handles and long neck, decorated with spider chrysanthemums in shades of orange, red, yellow and green on a white ground

Both vases in good condition, one with minor spots of brown discolouring and two minor hairlines between one handle and the neck in the body of the vase (the largest circa 2 cm long), and slight brown discolouring to the lower body, to the inside of the handles and in the bottom, the other good but for a few minor discolourings to the inside rim, both with overall fine dence crackle but colours fresh.
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