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Angelo Asti, French (1847-1903)
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LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE BEEHIVE MARK, IMPRESSED 5580 AND K, BLACK PAINTED DEC: 290, SIGNED WAGNER.
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A VIENNA STYLE IRIDESCENT CELADON AND COBALT-BLUE GROUND PORTRAIT VASE, 'SOLITUDE'
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE BEEHIVE MARK, IMPRESSED 5580 AND K, BLACK PAINTED DEC: 290, SIGNED WAGNER.
Of baluster form flanked by gilt bracket handles, the upper terminals formed as spade-shaped leaves, finely painted after Asti with a three-quarter length portrait of a scantily clad beauty seated and wearing a blue wrap around her waist, within a raised gilt oval surround and further gilt flowers and lily-pads, on an upturned foot
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE BEEHIVE MARK, IMPRESSED 5580 AND K, BLACK PAINTED DEC: 290, SIGNED WAGNER.
Of baluster form flanked by gilt bracket handles, the upper terminals formed as spade-shaped leaves, finely painted after Asti with a three-quarter length portrait of a scantily clad beauty seated and wearing a blue wrap around her waist, within a raised gilt oval surround and further gilt flowers and lily-pads, on an upturned foot
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high