TWO GERMAN COBALT-BLUE GROUND BOTTLE VASES
TWO GERMAN COBALT-BLUE GROUND BOTTLE VASES

MEISSEN, CIRCA 1865, MOST PROBABLY BY E.A. LEUTERITZ

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TWO GERMAN COBALT-BLUE GROUND BOTTLE VASES
Meissen, circa 1865, most probably by E.A. Leuteritz
Each of tear-drop form with elongated knopped neck, enamelled in the Limoges style, one with the Triumph of Venus; the other with the Triumph of Apollo
6in. (16.5cm.) high (2)

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Cf. Robert Rntgen, The Book of Meissen, Exton, PA, 1984, p. 206, fig 320 for a krater vase with similar enamelled decoration, developed by Leuteritz in the mid-19th century in response to renewed interest in the Rennaisance style.

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