A pair of possibly Hannoversch Münden earthenware decorative urns late 18th century

white glazed and polychrome painted with single tulip flowers in round medaillons, decorated with a blue ribbon

Both vases with chips and glaze losses to the rims, bases and handles, one with a larger shallow chip to the front right corner of the base (ca. 1.5 by 1cm.), some glaze pits and scratches to the glaze; the other with hairline crack and related glaze losses all around the footrim, one larger flat chip to back of base (ca. 2.5 by 1cm.); one very small damage to the glaze, one larger shallow chip to the upper rim (ca. 1 by 0.5cm.).
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