PAIR OF MEISSEN EMPIRE STYLE VASES
PAIR OF MEISSEN EMPIRE STYLE VASES
ovoid form, each with two handles formed from coiled snakes, with gadrooned rims with vitruvian scrolls, the body and neck of each featuring courting scenes in gilt cartouches, marked with factory in blue underglaze, each with numeral 29 in blue underglaze, model number E116 incised in paste; height: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
CONDITION
The pair appears in good condition. Each with scattered chips to the foot rim along with rubbing to the gilt. Rubbing to the gilt detailing of the handles, gadrooned rim and vitruvian scrolls. A very fine crack along one of the coiled snakes. Inspection under UV light shows no apparent sign of restoration.
Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827
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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PAIR OF MEISSEN EMPIRE STYLE VASES
ovoid form, each with two handles formed from coiled snakes, with gadrooned rims with vitruvian scrolls, the body and neck of each featuring courting scenes in gilt cartouches, marked with factory in blue underglaze, each with numeral 29 in blue underglaze, model number E116 incised in paste; height: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)
CONDITION
The pair appears in good condition. Each with scattered chips to the foot rim along with rubbing to the gilt. Rubbing to the gilt detailing of the handles, gadrooned rim and vitruvian scrolls. A very fine crack along one of the coiled snakes. Inspection under UV light shows no apparent sign of restoration.
Kindly note, the auction is comprised of two sessions:
Session I: Russian and Asian Art, Antiques and Jewelry, lots 1-331
Session II: European, North and South American, and Ethnographic Art, Antiques, Jewelry, and Design, lots 500-827
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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