French Victorian Floral Porcelain Vase/Spittoon

Continental (Hungarian) (Late 19/20th Century) Victorian large lusterware jardiniere with floral festoon decoration & pierced rim (Zsolnay).  

Pair of French Victorian Jacob Petit style porcelain red, white and blue vases with bird scene and scroll handles.

The mark on the underneath (see image) indicates that this spittoon is of Japanese Imari porcelain, manufactured circa 1880, and made specifically for the American market for the preponderance of bars and saloons at that time. These were popular from 1865 to the turn of the century; this is a particularly fancy and elaborate example. Note the copious and highly detailed and beautiful floral decoration to the inside of the upper portion of the spittoon; pretty fancy for something meant for spit and saliva! Fantastic and all original condition with no cracks, no chips and very bright paint in sharp colors of blue rust and pink, and meticulously painted in a floral pattern. Several of these would have been “stationed” in strategic places within a saloon. This is a wonderful piece of porcelain, and quality item of saloon and Western United States history...

White Chinese porcelain vase in a unique form with brown, pink and yellow botanical details all around. Dimensions: 16"H x 10.5"D