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A pair of Doccia porcelain pot-pourri vases and covers, circa 1790-1800

Estimate

800 - 1,200 EUR

Lot Details

Description

of ovoid form, each painted with scattered sprays of pink roses between dark blue-ground gilt-edged borders, the domed pierced covers with hunting hound and prey finial, indistinct incised numerals


33 cm, 13 in. high

The rose decoration combined with deep blue-ground borders is indicative of the influence of the Sèvres manufactory on production at Doccia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. A teapot and sugar bowl with the same decoration is illustrated G. Morazzoni and S. Levy, Le Porcellane Italiane, Milan, 1960, vol. II, col. pl. XIV.