PORCELAIN POTPOURRI VASE WITH HAND-PAINTED PINK FLORAL DECORATION - CIRCA 1890-1920

AN ELEGANT PORCELAIN POTPOURRI VASE OF BALUSTER FORM WITH A CREAM-COLOURED GROUND DECORATED WITH HAND-PAINTED PINK FLOWERS AND GILT FOLIAGE. THE VASE FEATURES A PIERCED SHOULDER WITH MULTIPLE APERTURES FOR SCENT DISPERSAL, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE POTPOURRI VASE FORM POPULAR DURING THE LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN PERIODS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- FORM: BALUSTER VASE WITH PIERCED SHOULDER
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: PORCELAIN WITH CREAM GLAZE
- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED PINK FLOWERS WITH GILT-HIGHLIGHTED FOLIAGE AND STEMS
- RIM: GILT METAL COLLAR MOUNT
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 30 CM
- PIERCED APERTURES: MULTIPLE OPENINGS TO SHOULDER FOR FRAGRANCE DISPERSAL

CONDITION: THE PIECE DISPLAYS MINOR CRAZING TO THE GLAZE, CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND NORMAL FOR PORCELAIN OF THIS PERIOD. THE GILT METAL RIM SHOWS LIGHT SURFACE WEAR. THE HAND-PAINTED FLORAL DECORATION RETAINS GOOD COLOUR SATURATION. ALL PIERCED APERTURES ARE INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE BASE SHOWS IMPRESSED NUMERALS CONSISTENT WITH EUROPEAN PORCELAIN MANUFACTURE OF THE PERIOD.

OVERVIEW: THIS IS A FUNCTIONAL DECORATIVE PIECE TYPICAL OF THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY TASTE FOR ORNAMENTAL CERAMICS. THE COMBINATION OF HAND-PAINTED FLORALS, GILT DETAILING, AND PRACTICAL PIERCED DESIGN REFLECTS THE AESTHETIC PREFERENCES OF THE PERIOD. THE CREAM GROUND WITH PINK FLORAL MOTIFS IS CHARACTERISTIC OF EUROPEAN PORCELAIN PRODUCTION FROM THIS ERA.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 22cm, Depth: 22cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
993598+4

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