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A pair of Flight, Barr and Barr 'Japan' pattern campana vases circa 1820
Estimate
10,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- porcelain
- height 15 3/4 in.
- 40 cm
each painted with oriental panels of flowering shrubs divided by shaped cobalt-blue bands decorated with gilt stylized flowerheads, impressed crowned FBB mark.
Condition
Both with some very minor occasional rubbing to the gilding around the edges.
One has a flat chip to one corner of the square base, measuring 3/8 by 1/4 inch. The other one has restoration and regilding to parts of its lower portion; suggesting that the vase may have been broken off from the stem and restored back.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A campana vase of the same shape is illustrated in Henry Sandon, Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain, 1783-1840, p. 49.