A VIENNA STYLE PORCELAIN NEOCLASSICAL EWER, late 19th...
A VIENNA STYLE PORCELAIN NEOCLASSICAL EWER, late 19th Century, of baluster form with a high gilt scroll handle, finely painted to both sides with two oval classical scenes signed ‘Wagner’ lower-right, both respectively titled ‘Amor’s Entwaffnung’ and ‘Sappho’ in red script to the base, one depicting respectively within elaborate raised gilt and coloured borders, on a claret ground, raised on a square plinth base with gilt foliate decoration on a pale green ground above a Greek Key border, 43cm high, beehive mark in underglaze blue
FOOTNOTES: The scenes on this ewer are after the original paintings ‘Cupid disarmed by Euphrosine’ and ‘Sappho Inspired by Love’ by Angelica Kauffmann.
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A VIENNA STYLE PORCELAIN NEOCLASSICAL EWER, late 19th Century, of baluster form with a high gilt scroll handle, finely painted to both sides with two oval classical scenes signed ‘Wagner’ lower-right, both respectively titled ‘Amor’s Entwaffnung’ and ‘Sappho’ in red script to the base, one depicting respectively within elaborate raised gilt and coloured borders, on a claret ground, raised on a square plinth base with gilt foliate decoration on a pale green ground above a Greek Key border, 43cm high, beehive mark in underglaze blue
FOOTNOTES: The scenes on this ewer are after the original paintings ‘Cupid disarmed by Euphrosine’ and ‘Sappho Inspired by Love’ by Angelica Kauffmann.
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