ROYAL COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN JAR WITH MOUNTS

Large porcelain vase, ovoid form, hand painted free form rooster in underglaze cobalt. Marked by artist, Vilhelm Theodor Fischer on underside. Marks of Royal Copenhagen on underside and at rim. Mounted in ormolu at base and rim, transforming vase into gas lamp. Denmark, c.1905.
H. (without top mount): 40.3 cm (16 in)
H. (with top mount): 45 cm (17 3/4 in)

Provenance: Private Collection, St. Petersburg, Russia (Imperial ties by repute); by descent to present private collection, Toronto, Canada.
Condition Report: Minor wear to ormolu mounts.