RUSSIAN PORCELAIN VASE ON PEDESTAL (POPOV) with blue impressed mark. (1850) 19-th century. The campana shaped vase profusely painted with rich spring bouqutes within gilt scroll reserves, against sky blue ground, on burnished ribbon-tied acanthus spreading base and applied with similar scroll handles, the inner rim enriched with gilt scrolls and festoons, on raised square plinth similarly decorated; on further gilt acanthus capped scroll feet enriched with a shell motif. Height is 39.3 cm. |
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