A FRENCH PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL VASE

SCHOOL OF PARIS, CIRCA 1870-1880

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A FRENCH PALISSY STYLE TROMPE L'OEIL VASE
SCHOOL OF PARIS, CIRCA 1870-1880
Of baluster form, the rim and shoulder as spilling water, the handles as alligators, the sides moulded and applied with blossoms, snails, and butterflies
11¾ in. (29.7 cm.) high

Lot Essay

See Katz, p. 57 for a similar pair of vases attributed to the Paris School and Katz & Lehr p. 145, fig. 188 for similar examples. Also compare Duchin, p. 28, cat no. 12, for a garniture vase in the Rustic style thought to probably be by Victor Barbizet.

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