Lot 150
150
A PAIR OF BERLIN (K.P.M.) VASES ON FIXED STANDS

MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE SCEPTRE AND IRON-RED ORB MARKS

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A PAIR OF BERLIN (K.P.M.) VASES ON FIXED STANDS
MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE SCEPTRE AND IRON-RED ORB MARKS
In the Maiolica style, of baluster form, the knopped neck painted with flowering vine and flanked by upright foliate scroll handles applied with gaping masks, finely painted with putti emblematic of either water or air, on a conforming socle and octagonal base
24 1/8 in. (61.2 cm.) high (2)

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Lot Essay

Looking to Italian maiolica works for inspiration, Berlin began producing 'Majolika' wares of this variety in the 1860s and displayed examples at the 1862 International Exhibition in London. Compare the example sold in The Great Exhibitions Sale, Sotheby's, London, 31 October 2006, lot 538.

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