Empire-Style Gilt Porcelain Landscape Vases With Paw Feet — Set of Two

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Two richly decorated porcelain vases combining painted Italianate landscapes with extensive gilding, openwork foliate handles and circular bases raised on … Read more Two richly decorated porcelain vases combining painted Italianate landscapes with extensive gilding, openwork foliate handles and circular bases raised on paw feet. White relief ornament punctuates the gold surfaces, while rivers, buildings and small figures lend each landscape the character of a miniature painting.

Their classical silhouettes and elaborate decoration evoke the European Empire taste of the early nineteenth century, when porcelain brought the visual language of antiquity and landscape painting into domestic interiors. The combination also recalls Paris porcelain decorated for continental markets, including examples painted in Naples.

Comparative reference: Sotheby’s, 5 April 2023, lot 328, featured 16-inch Paris porcelain vases possibly decorated by Raffaele Giovine in Naples, estimated at $6,000–8,000. That different model is a stylistic reference; no equivalent attribution or valuation is claimed for this set. See less