Lot 60
  • 60

A pair of Royal Vienna style parcel-gilt porcelain vases now mounted as lamps Vienna, circa 1890

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • porcelain
  • height of vase 20 in.
  • 51 cm
each signed P. DresselElectrified and mounted as lamps.

Condition

Overall in good condition with wear to gilt-highlights especially to edges of bases and some chips to raised gilded decoration; the vases are mounted as lamps and electrified and come with two cream shades which are not illustrated; only one ceramic finial is original to the vase; the other with a gilt-metal pinecone finial which is associated.
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