Lot 35
  • 35

A pair of Fürstenberg porcelain pot-pourri vases and pierced covers, circa 1780

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Porcelain
  • 48cm., 18 7/8in. high
of twin-handled ogee form, heavily moulded with ribboned gilt laurel swags, and painted with summer flower sprays within moulded and gilt panels, on octagonal bases, script F marks in underglaze blue,

Condition

One vase with 3cm chip to rim and the area sprayed, and with small chip to base; One cover with restored break and knop re-gilded. Both lacking inner liner, which may have been porcelain or metal.
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