AN ENGLISH TWO-HANDLED PERSIAN-STYLE VASE, ROYAL CROWN DERBY, DERBY, 1887
AN ENGLISH TWO-HANDLED PERSIAN-STYLE VASE, ROYAL CROWN DERBY, DERBY, 1887
of bottle form with elaborately pierced angular upright handles, the bowl-shaped mouth with stylized Arabic strapwork, the tall tapering neck and handles with sunflowers on a seeded gilt ground, the lower body with a continuous design of raised gilt iris and sunflowers shaded in green, iron-red and powdered gilt to resemble metallics against a cobalt-blue ground, iron-red crowned factory mark and date cypher for 1887, incised shape no. 564 and B under base; height: 38 cm (15 in.)
PROVENANCE
Christie's, New York, October 25, 2007, lot 546
Acquired at the above by the present owner
CONDITION
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AN ENGLISH TWO-HANDLED PERSIAN-STYLE VASE, ROYAL CROWN DERBY, DERBY, 1887
of bottle form with elaborately pierced angular upright handles, the bowl-shaped mouth with stylized Arabic strapwork, the tall tapering neck and handles with sunflowers on a seeded gilt ground, the lower body with a continuous design of raised gilt iris and sunflowers shaded in green, iron-red and powdered gilt to resemble metallics against a cobalt-blue ground, iron-red crowned factory mark and date cypher for 1887, incised shape no. 564 and B under base; height: 38 cm (15 in.)
PROVENANCE
Christie's, New York, October 25, 2007, lot 546
Acquired at the above by the present owner
CONDITION
N.B. All lots are sold in as-is condition at the time of sale. Please note that any condition statement regarding works of art is given as a courtesy to our clients in order to assist them in assessing the condition. The report is a genuine opinion held by Shapiro Auctions and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The absence of a condition report or a photograph does not preclude the absence of defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. Shapiro Auctions, LLC., including its consultants and agents, shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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