Located in Nottingham, GB
Twin sculpted swan handles sweep downwards from the flared rim to frame this French porcelain urn, mounted upon a square plinth base in the Directoire taste. The white porcelain body is enriched with burnished gilding around the flared mouth, neck and pedestal, accented throughout by vibrant royal cobalt blue bands filled with delicate gilded trailing foliage.
Each side of the vase displays a central hand-enamelled floral arrangement seated in a stylised gilt basket, surrounded by scrolling foliate arabesques. The flared circular foot rises from a stepped square socle, constructed with an internal central brass threaded rod and nut assembly traditional to French neoclassical urns...
Category
Mid-20th Century Vases