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Pair of Antique Wilhelm Schiller Roman Portrait Cameo Vase

$1,055.22per set
£770per set
€898.33per set
CA$1,445.39per set
A$1,607.59per set
CHF 839.43per set
MX$19,562.69per set
NOK 10,720.86per set
SEK 10,054.28per set
DKK 6,704.58per set
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About the Item

A fine and unusual antique pair vases with Roman cameo portraits by renowned Bodenbach potter Wilhelm Schiller. These large earthenware vase are of bulbous shape with shaped funnel style tops. The body of both vases has a cameo relief portrait of a Roman head, one a centurion (possibly Ceasar) set within an ornate frame with the cameo contained within the main cameo repeated on the reverse side of the opposite vase. Both vases are decorated in a tan coloured wash and both have impressed WS&S marks and both are numbered 252.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Diameter: 5.32 in (13.5 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Ceramic,Glazed
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Unknown
  • Condition:
    Flat rim chip to one vase and some rubbing.
  • Seller Location:
    Bishop's Stortford, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: CE16104671stDibs: LU1328215446592

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