Lot Essay
See Hugo Morley-Fletcher, Porzellan aus Meissen, pg. 38 for an Augustus Rex vase of similar shape with variant decoration to the present lot.
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CIRCA 1725, BLUE AR MONOGRAM MARK, GILDER'S Z., THE DECORATION 19TH CENTURY
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A MEISSEN (AUGUSTUS REX) LATER DECORATED KAKIEMON BOTTLE VASE
Circa 1725, blue AR monogram mark, gilder's Z., the decoration 19th century
Of typical globular form with cylindrical neck and rounded mouth rim, painted in bright colours and enriched in gilt on both sides with paired flowering vines trailing around the shoulder and up the neck of the vase, each with two roots extending downwards and flanked by two blue bamboo stalks, two scattered insects on the shoulder
10in. (25.4cm.) high
Circa 1725, blue AR monogram mark, gilder's Z., the decoration 19th century
Of typical globular form with cylindrical neck and rounded mouth rim, painted in bright colours and enriched in gilt on both sides with paired flowering vines trailing around the shoulder and up the neck of the vase, each with two roots extending downwards and flanked by two blue bamboo stalks, two scattered insects on the shoulder
10in. (25.4cm.) high