Lot Essay
According to the factory's records, the present vase is one of about five or six examples made during the same period.
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1880-1882, GREEN GROUND COLOUR, IRON-RED PRINTED GILDING AND INCISED POTTING MARKS TO THE UNDERSIDE, A SECOND GILDING MARK INSIDE THE MOUTH
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A SEVRES ORMOLU-MOUNTED (SECOND REPUBLIC) BLUE-GROUND TWO-HANDLED VASE (VASE OEUF, 3EME GRANDEUR )
1880-1882, GREEN GROUND COLOUR, IRON-RED PRINTED GILDING AND INCISED POTTING MARKS TO THE UNDERSIDE, A SECOND GILDING MARK INSIDE THE MOUTH
The elongated oviform body applied at the shoulder with gilt-bronze scroll handles issuing from acanthus terminals, a single blossom sandwiched between the leaves and the scroll, the mottled bleu nouveau ground enriched with gilt bands
27 1/8 in. (68.9 cm.) high
1880-1882, GREEN GROUND COLOUR, IRON-RED PRINTED GILDING AND INCISED POTTING MARKS TO THE UNDERSIDE, A SECOND GILDING MARK INSIDE THE MOUTH
The elongated oviform body applied at the shoulder with gilt-bronze scroll handles issuing from acanthus terminals, a single blossom sandwiched between the leaves and the scroll, the mottled bleu nouveau ground enriched with gilt bands
27 1/8 in. (68.9 cm.) high