Details
A Derby two-handled vase and cover
U-shaped with a swelling upper section, the cover of waisted form, painted and gilt with urns among scrolling foliage, acanthus and anthemions, the gilt handles formed as dragons, supported by a square base -- 40.5cm. high, circa 1810 (eagle cover lacking, restoration and wear)
See illustration
U-shaped with a swelling upper section, the cover of waisted form, painted and gilt with urns among scrolling foliage, acanthus and anthemions, the gilt handles formed as dragons, supported by a square base -- 40.5cm. high, circa 1810 (eagle cover lacking, restoration and wear)
See illustration
Literature
Cf. Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, (London, 1980), p. 214, col. pl. 49 for a vase of similar form