A PAIR OF VIENNA STYLE 'JEWELLED' RUBY-GROUND PORTRAIT VASES
A PAIR OF VIENNA STYLE 'JEWELLED' RUBY-GROUND PORTRAIT VASES

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, RED BEEHIVE MARK

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A PAIR OF VIENNA STYLE 'JEWELLED' RUBY-GROUND PORTRAIT VASES
EARLY 20TH CENTURY, RED BEEHIVE MARK
Of tapering ovoid quatrefoil form, each finely painted with a shoulder-length portrait roundel of Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine, within a raised-gilt surround below a trellis and diaper cartouche, named on the underside, the reverse enriched with an octagonal turquoise 'jewelled' panel of scrolling leaves above suspended ribbon-tied floral garlands, within gilt rim
7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm.) high (2)

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