$500
French, late 19th century. Two Palatial Old Paris porcelain vases; one with parcel gilt on white ground, the shaped and pierced mouth over a baluster form body mounted to each side with scrolling leafy handles, the neck decorated with colorful enamel cartouche over a floral painted bouquet of flowers, smaller scale decoration to the reverse raised on a turned and gilt decorated foot. Approximate height 18.5", width 10.5" (handle to handle). The other vase with leafy shaped mouth decorated to the exterior with cobalt and parcel gilt veining, the elongated body mounted to the side with cobalt and gilt trumpet flowers with large stylized leaves, the body painted with female classical portrait in a garden setting, to the reverse decorative parceil gilt scrolling foliage and flowerheads, raised on a shaped foot. The underside drilled with a hole. Approximate height 21.3", width 10.75".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-08-09
