A Royal Worcester porcelain vase decorated by Charles Baldwyn. Shape no. 1407, date cypher for 1899. The baluster shaped body with a pair of short scrolling handles to the shoulders and raised on a circular foot, the upper and lower parts modelled with foliate and classical motifs and glazed in various colours with gilt details, the front finely decorated in enamels and raised gilt work with swans in flight amidst reeds on the all-over pale blue ground, printed marks underside (restoration noted under Uv light). 34.5 cm high