Lot Essay
A vase of the same form in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is illustrated by Arthur Lane, Italian Porcelain (London, 1954), pl. 70A.
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CIRCA 1755, BLUE FLEUR DE LYS MARKS
Details
TWO CAPODIMONTE TWO-HANDLED CYLINDRICAL VASES
CIRCA 1755, BLUE FLEUR DE LYS MARKS
Each side painted and stippled in purple with mountainous landscapes with trees, classical ruins, bridges, towers, figures and boats, the trees with sgraffito foliage, below moulded gilt band rims, the foliate scroll and strapwork handles enriched in gilding (wear to gilding, slight scratches to enamel, minute chip to one handle)
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) and 5 5/16 in. (13.6 cm.) high
CIRCA 1755, BLUE FLEUR DE LYS MARKS
Each side painted and stippled in purple with mountainous landscapes with trees, classical ruins, bridges, towers, figures and boats, the trees with sgraffito foliage, below moulded gilt band rims, the foliate scroll and strapwork handles enriched in gilding (wear to gilding, slight scratches to enamel, minute chip to one handle)
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) and 5 5/16 in. (13.6 cm.) high
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