A GEORGE JONES PATE-SUR-PATE CHOCOLATE-GROUND VASE
SIGNED AND DATED SCHENCK (18)99, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND CRESCENT MARK, GILT SHAPE NO. 5636, VARIOUS IMPRESSED CYPHERS
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A GEORGE JONES PATE-SUR-PATE CHOCOLATE-GROUND VASE
SIGNED AND DATED SCHENCK (18)99, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND CRESCENT MARK, GILT SHAPE NO. 5636, VARIOUS IMPRESSED CYPHERS
OF FLATTENED OVIFORM, THE NECK WITH A BAND OF STIFF-LEAF TIPS FLANKED BY GILT RING-HANDLES, FINELY PAINTED AND HAND-TOOLED IN WHITE SLIP WITH A BATHING BEAUTY SEATED AT THE EDGE OF A GROTTO WITHIN A GILT OVAL SURROUND
8¼ IN. (20.9 CM.) HIGH
Provenance
EARLY AUCTION COMPANY, MILFORD, OH, NO. 149 (PART)
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PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS NOT SUBJECT TO A RESERVE.
Lot Essay
SEE BERNARD BUMPUS, PâTE-SUR-PâTE, THE ART OF CERAMIC RELIEF DECORATION 1849-1992, ESSEX, 1992, PP. 162-163 FOR A SIMILAR VASE AND A DISCUSSION ON THE FREE-LANCE STATUS OF F. SCHENK.
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