Antique Pair of German Porcelain Hand Painted & Gilt Scenic Vases 19th C

Two Antique Old Paris Porcelain Classical Hand Painted & Gilt Urns with Genre and Landscape Scenes C1890 Measures - 9 3/8" x 6 7/8" x 7"

Pair Antique Old Paris Porcelain Vases with Gilt & Hand Painted Children c1890 Measures - 7 1/2" x 3 7/8" x 3 7/8"

A set of two crater vases from the second quarter of 19th century, century 1825-1830, made of porcelain of France, crafted in the factory of Mortelèque in Ixelles (near Brussels), Belgium and painted by the artist Frédéric Faber (1782-1844). The model of the crater vase is based on the famed Medici crater in the Uffizi in Florence. This type of vase was often reserved for lavish gifts among the aristocracy and royal courts in Europe. At the Salon of 1815, Faber’s work attracted king William I of the Netherlands (1772-1843) who eventually named him the court’s official porcelain painter. Another very similar pair of Medici vases...

These vases are made of Porcelain, they date from the 19th century, and were made in Italy, by a well-known designer called Carbet. These are neoclassical style vases, which are han...