A pair of magnificent two-handled porcelain vases on stands by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, period of Nicholas I Each of amphora form, on square ormolu plinth, the circular domed foot and shoulders with bands of ciselé gilt foliate patterns, the white ground stem and flared rim with gilt foliate and reeded scrolls, the calyx of moulded and gilded acanthus, with fine ormolu beaded and stiff-leaf mounts, the body painted as a gilt basket overflowing with wild and cultivated flowers, fruit and foliage with butterflies and insects, with two gilt reeded and foliate scroll handles, marked inside rims , on wood pillar stands painted to simulate marble 35½ in. (90 cm.) high, excluding stands (2)
A pair of magnificent two-handled porcelain vases on stands by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, period of Nicholas I Each of amphora form, on square ormolu plinth, the circular domed foot and shoulders with bands of ciselé gilt foliate patterns, the white ground stem and flared rim with gilt foliate and reeded scrolls, the calyx of moulded and gilded acanthus, with fine ormolu beaded and stiff-leaf mounts, the body painted as a gilt basket overflowing with wild and cultivated flowers, fruit and foliage with butterflies and insects, with two gilt reeded and foliate scroll handles, marked inside rims , on wood pillar stands painted to simulate marble 35½ in. (90 cm.) high, excluding stands (2)
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