"Magnolias" vase
"Magnolias" vase
France, Nancy
1884
Ceramics; polychrome painting, glazing.
91 cm (height), 29 x 29.5 cm (rim), 23 cm (base)
Mark on the body executed in cameo relief: "E / Cross of Lorraine / G"
The vase features a massive body flaring towards the lower section, resting on a stable circular base, and elegantly expanding upwards into scalloped, soft undulating curves that form the petals of an opening flower. The body of the vase is decorated with half-bloomed magnolia buds in white and pinkish-purple tones with relief petals and dark, twisted branches winding around the body.
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