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A pair of French porcelain vases
Estimate
500 - 800
Session 1
26 October 2026
Description
European porcelain, probably French
Urn-shaped body, on a circular foot and with two angular handles enamelled in black and heightened with gilding
Decorated on a pink ground, the front with medallions depicting busts of Ulysses (ΟΔΥΣΣΕΥΣ) and Amphitrite (ΑΜΦΙΤΡΙΤΗ), on a black ground
Reverse decorated with musical trophies suspended from ribbons, in tones of purple and blue and heightened with gilding
Lower part of the body decorated with a leaf frieze
Shoulder with a gilt meander frieze on a white ground
Neck finished with a scalloped edge moulded into points, decorated with stylised floral motifs
First half of the 19th century
(minor restorations to the edge)
Height: 28 cm
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