A FRENCH SEVRES STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED PORCELAIN AMPHORA, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

of narrow ovoid form, two-handled, the handles formed as a pair of maidens holding spilling flower baskets, the recto featuring a medallion with music notes in a flowered landscape, the verso featuring a flowered landscape with a young barefooted woman with a putti holding a basket of flowers, the cover with gadrooned pine-form finial, all against a bright rose gold ground with tooled details; overall height: 50.8 cm (20 in.)

CONDITION
The vase is in overall good condition. Left handle mount slightly loose, with age-appropriate darkening in places, as apparent in the attached. Adhesive residue apparent at the rim at the base of the neck. The cover gadrooned pine-form finial slightly loose. Inspection under UV light shows restoration to the tooling on the cover.

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