Dresden Porcelain Covered Urn - Helena Wolfsohn Attributed

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A Dresden porcelain covered Urn attributed to the renowned workshop of Helena Wolfsohn, richly decorated in a Rococo Revival style … Read more A Dresden porcelain covered Urn attributed to the renowned workshop of Helena Wolfsohn, richly decorated in a Rococo Revival style depicting courting and hunting scenes.

The urn featured finely hand-painted gallant and pastoral vignettes, including romantic courting couples matched against elegant hunting scenes. Both classical motifs of the 18th century European aristocratic leisure, revived with this production. Each scene is delicately rendered with remarkable detail and soft painterly depth.

The scenes are set against the gorgeous and vivid puce pink of the vessel and they are lavishly adorned with embellishments and ornate gilding. The combination of warm gilded accents and richly colored enamel adds to the luxury of this high-end Dresden porcelain.

Dresden porcelain of this type was highly prized in the Victorian era for its opulent aesthetic and painterly decoration, often inspired by Meissen and French Sévres traditions.

2 pieces total: vase and lid See less