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CIRCA 1770, UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROWNED WHEEL MARK, IMPRESSED IH
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A HÖCHST NIGHT-LIGHT AND LINER
CIRCA 1770, UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROWNED WHEEL MARK, IMPRESSED IH
Of baluster form on three scroll feet with a concave wind-shield of scroll outline and strap handle, painted by Louis Victor Gerverot with a vignette of an exotic bird perched on a branch among scattered flower-sprays and cherries, the edges moulded in low relief and enriched in pink and gildling with feuilles-de-choux ornament, the pierced aperture fitted with a plain cylindrical liner for a candle (crack to aperture and drilled with a further hole, some chipping and flaking to enamels)
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 1770, UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROWNED WHEEL MARK, IMPRESSED IH
Of baluster form on three scroll feet with a concave wind-shield of scroll outline and strap handle, painted by Louis Victor Gerverot with a vignette of an exotic bird perched on a branch among scattered flower-sprays and cherries, the edges moulded in low relief and enriched in pink and gildling with feuilles-de-choux ornament, the pierced aperture fitted with a plain cylindrical liner for a candle (crack to aperture and drilled with a further hole, some chipping and flaking to enamels)
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
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