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Magnificent pair of large bronze mounted Royal Vienna Porcelain vases

Creator: Royal Vienna Porcelain
Offered by: Mayfair Gallery

Description
Magnificent pair of large bronze mounted Royal Vienna Porcelain vases
Austrian, Late 19th Century
Height 120cm, diameter 37cm

Adorned with full length portraits of a variety of important highly and influential Greek statesmen, philosophers, thinkers and poets, these magnificent vases were made in a highly classicizing style by the Royal Porcelain manufactory of Vienna in the late nineteenth century.

Featuring a pair of friezes against a rich red porcelain ground, a rare feature of Vienna wares, they are encircled with images of important Greek vases such as (on one vase), Xenophon, Thucydides, Socrates, Phidias, Pericles, Plato and Aspasia on one, and (on the other) figures such as Sappho, Aristarchus, Eratosthenes, Theocritus, Aristotle and Solon. Each of these figures, legendary individuals from the Classical world, c.550-350, are shown above a small painted inscription of their names, in the round, in a beautiful painted Classical manner.

The vases are mounted on brass bases, which bear the name Carl Radler (for Josef Karl Radler, 1844-1917), and the bronze socles are inscribed on the upper rims, "Das goldene Zeitalter der griechischen Kultur geschichte n. Rahl" (translating to The Golden Age of Greek Cultural History). The vases are emblazoned with beautiful work in gilt across their bodies, and are signed, on the porcelain 'Beer,' for Wilhelm Amandus Beer, (German/Russian 1837-1907), and feature the beehive mark for Royal Vienna on their base. Magnificent decorative works, they represent the height of antique porcelain making in Vienna in the late 19th century.

Artist/Maker: Royal Vienna Porcelain

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Origin:	Austria
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Bronze, Porcelain.
Creation Date:	Late 19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Classical, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	17017
Incollect Reference #:	613861

Dimensions

H.	47.24 in;	Diam.	14.57 in;
H.	120 cm;	Diam.	37 cm;

Message from Seller:

Mayfair Gallery is a leading gallery in the field of art and antiques, holding a large collection of unique pieces for sale. The breadth of the gallery’s collection is wide, and includes items from a range of periods, styles and geographical origins, as well as works by famous artists and craftsmen. The main focus of the gallery’s collection is, however, on items produced during the 19th and early 20th century.