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A pair of Royal Worcester…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
25-Mar-2024
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Description:
A pair of Royal Worcester porcelain vases, dated 1863, the decoration attributed to Josiah Rushton, of baluster shape on a circular foot, the pair of handles to the shoulders each modelled as a seated putto on a bracket, pink-glazed with gilt and turquoise details, each body with four gilt-framed reserves, those to the front decorated respectively with a classical merman and a mermaid amidst reeds, those to the reverse with a dragon in water, the other reserves foliate, both with a printed factory mark with date underside, 29 cm high. Other notes: Similarities between the style and execution of the decoration of these vases and signed examples by Josiah Rushton support the attribution. Condition: some wear to enamel & gilt decoration, small loss to toe of two putti, original silverised finish to putti mostly now lacking
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Category:
Unclassified