A BOUQUET OF MIXED SPRING FLOWERS BY CLARE POTTER

Large, rare Italian reticulated, hand painted Rococo style floral motif centerpiece by the Nove factory. Designed as an oval reticulated footed basket with masses of hand sculpted fl...

CARLA CORONA elegant cup or centerpiece in ceramic, forged on the lathe and hand painted. The inside of the crown is entirely painted in pure gold, while the outside is presented in ...

CARLA CORONA elegant cup or centerpiece in ceramic, forged on the lathe and hand painted. The inside of the crown is entirely painted in pure gold, while the outside is presented in ...

CARLA CORONA elegant cup or centerpiece in ceramic, forged on the lathe and hand painted. The inside of the crown is entirely painted in pure gold, while the outside is presented in ...

CARLA CORONA elegant cup or centerpiece in ceramic, forged on the lathe and hand painted. The inside of the crown is entirely painted in pure gold, while the outside is presented in ...

Minton Majolica centerpiece, naturalistically modeled as a pond bed with simulated water glazed in cyan blue, with green glazed lily pads and flowering pond lilies (lotus), and reeds glazed in various shades of green, with brown and ochre-glazed cattails molded in high relief to form the border, with a central lotus flower glazed in white and blue, concealing a solid brass original fitting for a candle, doubling as a receptacle for an (optional) additional tier which would have screwed into the fitting; the fitting is removable. Impressed marks to reverse: 'MINTON' and Minton date cypher for 1863; an impressed 'A' possibly for the designer, Thomas Allen...