A PARIS PLATINUM-GROUND OVIFORM VASE
A PARIS PLATINUM-GROUND OVIFORM VASE

INCISED H, CIRCA 1880

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A PARIS PLATINUM-GROUND OVIFORM VASE
INCISED H, CIRCA 1880
In the Japonisme aesthetic, the pierced gilt rim enriched with black tracery, finely painted with exotic South American birds perched on blooming cactus, amongst berried briar and foliage, each eyeing a nearby dragonfly or butterfly, on a conforming spreading foot
12¾ in. (32.3 cm.) high

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