A LARGE ROYAL VIENNA STYLE PAINTED PORCELAIN LIDDED VASE AND ITS PEDESTAL AUSTRIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

painted in claret ground with raised gilt and tooled cartouche, gilt scrollwork on green, claret, and yellow grounds, the handles cast with female masks, the painted reserves with scenes of classical mythology to the front and to the back, beehive mark in underglazed blue to the underside of ceramic square pedestal.

Overall in good original condition. Wear to gilt decoration in many places. The painted body with minor scratches and nicks in places. The left handle will need to be tightened back to the body.
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