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Vase

Vienna state factory
Nigg, Joseph (1782-1863)

Vase, compressed Krater form, glazed hard-paste porcelain; circular, low waisted body, flaring rim, two reeded S-scroll handles terminating in pendent bunches of grapes, trumpet stem and folded foot on a low square plinth; the body painted with a continous still-life of flowers in brilliant colours against a dark shadowy ground, including pink roses, orange lily, convolvulus, tulips, michaelmas daisy, bluebells etc, and a snake advancing on a birds nest containing three eggs, the exterior gilded, lip and foot with band of matted acanthus and anthemia, and matted paterae and foliage to lower body, broad band of gilding to upper wall of interior; gilt vine wreaths around ormolu rosette terminal to fixing rod to foot.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 30163

Creation/Production

Vienna state factory
Nigg, Joseph

Acquisition

Purchase, 9/11/1990

Measurements

Height (cm): 46.6
Depth (cm): 43.5
l(cm) handle to handle:50.5
l(cm)
Height (in): 18
Depth (in): 17
l(in) handle to handle:19 7/8
l(in)

Techniques

Painted
Decoration
Applied Art
Enamels
Decoration
Applied Art
Gilded
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Hard-paste porcelain

Location

On Display

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Categories

Porslen Awstria | Austrian porcelain Porslen | Porcelain Cerameg | Ceramics Celf Gymhwysol | Applied Art
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