A PARIS EXHIBITION PLATINUM-GROUND BALUSTER VASE
A PARIS EXHIBITION PLATINUM-GROUND BALUSTER VASE

SIGNED F. GARDO, IRON-RED MARKS FOR THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE OF 1878

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A PARIS EXHIBITION PLATINUM-GROUND BALUSTER VASE
SIGNED F. GARDO, IRON-RED MARKS FOR THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE OF 1878
In the Japonisme aesthetic, finely painted with exotic South American birds perched on briar, eyeing butterflies in flight amongst large begonia leaves and other foliage, on a socle base within tooled gilt footrims
16¼ in. (41.5 cm.) high