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See The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue of the International Exhibition 1862, London, p. 87 for a line drawing of a Meissen vase of similar spirit.
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LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED E. 103, IMPRESSED 20
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A MEISSEN COBALT-BLUE GROUND SCROLL-HANDLED VASE
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED E. 103, IMPRESSED 20
Of baluster form, the trumpet neck flanked by foliate scroll handles enriched in gilt, the body finely painted in the manner of Ludwig Sturm with 'The Judgment of Paris', within a canted chased gilt surround reserved within foliate scrollwork, below a moulded and enriched strapwork band, above a fluted lower body and stepped socle
22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) high
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED E. 103, IMPRESSED 20
Of baluster form, the trumpet neck flanked by foliate scroll handles enriched in gilt, the body finely painted in the manner of Ludwig Sturm with 'The Judgment of Paris', within a canted chased gilt surround reserved within foliate scrollwork, below a moulded and enriched strapwork band, above a fluted lower body and stepped socle
22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) high