Large Dresden Gilt Porcelain Covered Decorative Urn

Pair gilt porcelain Dresden covered decorative urns / pieces with exterior painted scene design details. Each urn is in great condition with appropriate wear consistent with age / us...

These exquisite Mid 20th Century hand painted and gilt decorated covered decorative urns showcase a stunning array of exterior floral, foliate, butterfly, and bird design details. Ea...

The porcelain factories of Dresden are renowned for this type of decorative piece and this monumental vase would have been at least one of a pair or part of a three or five piece mantle garniture at some point in its history. Alone, it is stunning. It is hand painted, but the painting is minimal when compared to other earlier examples, especially from the Meissen factory. This covered urn was created in Germany with colorful scenes during the early 20th Century. The covered lid surmounted by a gilt metal foliate finial, the baluster body with two scrolled gilt metal handles painted with a detailed figural setting in a salon with two couples listening to musical instruments their companions play within gilt ecru encrusted borders. Beautiful. This type of porcelain became collectible in the 1960s and reached the height of the market in the 1990s. Since then, fashions have changed greatly, but this is still a statement piece that endures in wonderful condition. and so prices have fallen quite dramatically especially in a traditional auction. However, this is still an impressive piece, signed indistinctly, on a circular socle atop a square raised plinth base. Marked with the underglaze blue Dresden mark...

Magnificent Dresden Porcelain, amphora, lid vase, urn with gold painting.