Lot 54
  • 54

A group of five Vienna-style vases late 19th/early 20th century

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • ceramic
  • height of tallest 17 in.
  • 43.2 cm
comprising: three vases and a vase and cover, each painted with a portrait of a maiden, and a green-ground vase, cover and stand painted with a continuous mythological scene, titled Tannhäuser on the underside of the stand, three with pseudo shield marks in blue, one with crowned RK monogram Dresden mark.

Condition

Vase and stand: there is a 1/2-in chip to the top edge of the vase's stem. Green-ground footed two-handled vase: generally good condition. Tapering cylindrical vase: formerly drilled for for mounting as a lamp, now restored-over across the base. Lustrous green-ground vase: generally good condition. Lilac-ground vase and cover: the cover has been broken in half and restored.
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