A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN 'SCHNEEBALLEN' VASES AND COVERS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
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Price Realised GBP 9,375
Estimate
GBP 5,000 - GBP 8,000
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A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN 'SCHNEEBALLEN' VASES AND COVERS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
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These decorative vases present very well overall. With the expected minor surface marks and scratches consistent with age and handling. Rubbing and wear to gilding and flaking to enamels throughout. There are small chipped losses to the applied decoration throughout, including to flowers, leaves and birds' beaks. Several birds' wings, sections of branches, and leaves lacking. One blue flower-encrusted ball to one vase lacking. The bird finial to one vase with visible restored breaks to one king and the tail feathers, and with chipped losses to the tips of both wings. One vase with several areas of shallow chipped losses to the exterior top rim and with a short hairline crack to said rim.
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Lot 38Sale 20039
LATE 19TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKA PAIR OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN 'SCHNEEBALLEN' VASES AND COVERSEstimate: GBP 5,000 - 8,000
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