A PAIR OF BERLIN FAIENCE RED AND BLACK-LACQUERED MONUMENTAL VASES, 19TH CENTURY

A PAIR OF BERLIN FAIENCE RED AND BLACK-LACQUERED MONUMENTAL VASES, 19TH CENTURY

the surface 'japanned' in imitation of Chinese lacquer in red and black, of baluster form with a slightly spreading foot, the enamel decoration formed of panels of chinoiserie figures at various pursuits, reserved on a black-ground with gilt arabesque and scrollwork

height 50 ½ in.

128 cm