A VIENNA STYLE (R. DELIGNIERES & CIE) IRIDESCENT-BURGUNDY GROUND PORTRAIT VASE, 'SOLITUDE'

LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, D & CIE MARK OBSCURED BY GILT CIRCULAR DECORATOR'S MARK, BLUE BEEHIVE MARK, IRON-RED 02473, SIGNED DONATH

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A VIENNA STYLE (R. DELIGNIERES & CIE) IRIDESCENT-BURGUNDY GROUND PORTRAIT VASE, 'SOLITUDE'
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, D & Cie MARK OBSCURED BY GILT CIRCULAR DECORATOR'S MARK, BLUE BEEHIVE MARK, IRON-RED 02473, SIGNED DONATH
Oviform, finely painted after Angelo Asti with a three-quarter length portrait of a scantily clad brunette beauty seated with a diaphanous wrap about her waist, within an oval gilt foliate surround and further trellis and scrollwork
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high

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Angelo Asti, French (1847-1903)

Begining its operation in 1872, Donath & Co. was noted for its decoration of Meissen and Vienna style wares. In 1916 it merged with the Richard Klemm decorating house.

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