PAIR OF ART NOUVEAU PORCELAIN VASES WITH WISTERIA DECORATION - CIRCA 1900-1910

A CHARMING PAIR OF PORCELAIN VASES IN THE ART NOUVEAU STYLE, EACH DECORATED WITH CASCADING WISTERIA BLOSSOMS IN SHADES OF MAUVE, PURPLE, AND PINK AGAINST A SOFT CREAM GROUND. THE VASES FEATURE ELEGANT TWIN HANDLES WITH ORNAMENTAL GILT BRONZE OR BRASS MOUNTS TO THE NECK AND RIM, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERIOD'S DECORATIVE SENSIBILITY.

FORM AND DECORATION:
EACH VASE DISPLAYS A GENTLY SWELLING OVOID BODY THAT TAPERS TO A PEDESTAL FOOT. THE HAND-PAINTED WISTERIA DESIGN FLOWS NATURALLY DOWN THE BODY, WITH DELICATE GREEN FOLIAGE AND DROOPING FLOWER CLUSTERS RENDERED IN SOFT NATURALISTIC TONES. THE GILT METAL MOUNTS FEATURE ORNATE SCROLLWORK TYPICAL OF ART NOUVEAU DESIGN, WITH APPLIED HANDLES POSITIONED SYMMETRICALLY ON EITHER SIDE OF THE NECK.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 31 CM
- THE VASES ARE OF MATCHING FORM AND DECORATION

CONDITION: BOTH VASES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGE. MINOR CRAZING TO THE PORCELAIN GLAZE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PERIOD AND DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE OVERALL PRESENTATION. THE GILT DECORATION TO THE METAL MOUNTS SHOWS EXPECTED WEAR COMMENSURATE WITH AGE AND USE. BOTH HANDLES REMAIN INTACT AND SECURE. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT TO THE PORCELAIN BODIES OR RIMS. THE HAND-PAINTED DECORATION RETAINS GOOD COLOUR SATURATION AND DEFINITION.

PROVENANCE: EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARK IS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON THE BASE, THOUGH THE QUALITY OF EXECUTION AND MATERIALS SUGGESTS A CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN MANUFACTURER, POSSIBLY FRENCH OR GERMAN PRODUCTION.

THIS PAIR REPRESENTS A FINE EXAMPLE OF ART NOUVEAU DECORATIVE CERAMICS, COMBINING QUALITY PORCELAIN MANUFACTURE WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE GILT METAL MOUNTS AND NATURALISTIC FLORAL DECORATION. THE WISTERIA MOTIF WAS PARTICULARLY POPULAR DURING THIS ERA, REFLECTING THE PERIOD'S FASCINATION WITH BOTANICAL SUBJECTS RENDERED IN SOFT, FLOWING FORMS.

Item Size: Height: 31cm, Width: 17cm, Depth: 15cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548790+1

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