A SILVER-MOUNTED MAJOLICA RUBY RED-GROUND VASE

THE MOUNT MARKED FABERGÉ WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT AND WITH THE WORKMASTER INITIALS OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, CIRCA 1890; THE VASE INCISED WITH BF MONOGRAM FOR BURMANTOFTS, 1882-1904, IMPRESSED SHAPED NO. 1534 AND WHITE

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A SILVER-MOUNTED MAJOLICA RUBY RED-GROUND VASE
THE MOUNT MARKED FABERGÉ WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT AND WITH THE WORKMASTER INITIALS OF JULIUS RAPPOPORT, CIRCA 1890; THE VASE INCISED WITH BF MONOGRAM FOR BURMANTOFTS, 1882-1904, IMPRESSED SHAPED NO. 1534 AND WHITE
Of tear drop form with yellow ware over-glazed in deep red, the neck and shoulders mounted with flowering foliate and rocaille scrolls, the spreading reeded rim with foliate decoration, marked inside rim and under the base
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high

拍品專文

Originally established in 1845 in Leeds, England, the Burmantofts company flourished until the end of the century. The pottery was quite plain, typically bulbous vases, often with long, slender necks and ambitious glazes.