Description
Of amphora form, affixed at the shoulder with two gilt griffin-form handles, painted to simulate red white-veined marble, gilt rims, scepter mark above eagle within roundel in underglaze-blue.
The present vase form is discussed by Dietmar Jürgen Ponert, Berlin Museum, Kunstgewerbe I Keramik, Berlin 1985, p. 135, cat. no. 125. According to the literature vases of this form painted with topographical scenes were uses as gifts by the Prussian court.
Details & Specifications
- Height: 26.5
- Length: 14
- Width: 14
- Country: Germany
- Material: Porcelain
- Origin: Continental Europe
Condition
Excellent