Lot Essay
The iron-red gilder's mark may be that of Henry William Sheppard who started at the Royal Worcester Works in 1885.
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DATE CODE FOR 1896, BLACK PRINTED MARKS, REGISTRY NO. 299973, SHAPE NO. 1941, IRON-RED NS
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A PAIR OF ROYAL WORCESTER TURQUOISE-GROUND VASES ON PEDESTALS
Date code for 1896, black printed marks, registry no. 299973, shape no. 1941, iron-red NS
Each baluster vase with scalloped rim above reeded angular foliate handles and painted in colours with clusters of orchids within shaped cartouches edged with gilt foliage and scrolls, the backs with gilt sprays, the lower section with moulded leaf-tips, on socle supports and fixed to tapering square pedestals painted with pendent flowers within beaded and gilt line surrounds, on square bases with gilt gadroons and in-curved corners
10½in. (26.6cm.) high (2)
Date code for 1896, black printed marks, registry no. 299973, shape no. 1941, iron-red NS
Each baluster vase with scalloped rim above reeded angular foliate handles and painted in colours with clusters of orchids within shaped cartouches edged with gilt foliage and scrolls, the backs with gilt sprays, the lower section with moulded leaf-tips, on socle supports and fixed to tapering square pedestals painted with pendent flowers within beaded and gilt line surrounds, on square bases with gilt gadroons and in-curved corners
10½in. (26.6cm.) high (2)