Lot 154
  • 154

A pair of Continental earthenware vases, probably Neapolitan, 19th century

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Porcelain
  • 37cm., 14 ½ in. high
in the manner of the Giustiniani factory, of urn-shape with a pair of high handles resting upon an octagonal foot, brightly decorated with a central band of classical figures picked out in black enamel and reserved on a powder blue ground, with various stylised band motifs picked out in washes of pale-yellow, iron-red and purple,

Condition

In overall generally good condition.
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