A MONUMENTAL FRENCH EARTHENWARE VASE LATE 19TH CENTURY

by E. Grille, signed, painted with birds amidst poppies reserved within a gilt-edged cartouche on a sponged red and brown ground. Haircrack.

There is a large starcrush to the body of the vase to the right of the panel, just beneath the shoulder, extending 6 in. in three directions and into the upper right portion of the panel for 4 in. Additonally, there is a long haircrack extending downwards from the rim for the full length of the neck to the shoulder.
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