A PAIR OF YILDIZ GILT AND ENAMELLED VASES

IMPERIAL YILDIZ FACTORY, TURKEY, DATED AH 1312/1894-5 AD, DECORATION SIGNED ET. NARCISSE AND DATED 1908 AD

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A PAIR OF YILDIZ GILT AND ENAMELLED VASES
IMPERIAL YILDIZ FACTORY, TURKEY, DATED AH 1312/1894-5 AD, DECORATION SIGNED ET. NARCISSE AND DATED 1908 AD
Each of baluster shape on plain base, with short flared neck, the decoration on plum and dark green ground with blossoming flowers and leaves, with gilt highlights, the base marked with the crescent and star and dated 1312/14, the decoration signed Et.Narcice 1908 above the foot, intact
Each 10in. (25.4cm.) high (2)

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The Yildiz Imperial Factory was founded in 1890 by Sultan 'AbdulHamid II (r. 1876-1909). It started production in 1892 but two years later the factory was damaged by an earthquake. These vases are interesting as they were produced in 1894-95, very early in the life of the Imperial Yildiz Factory when production recommenced after the 1894 earthquake, but decorated by the French artist Narcice in 1908, the same year the production was interrupted before Sultan 'AbdulHamid II's deposition.

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