Description
AN OVERGLAZE PINK-ENAMELLED AND GILT IZNIK-STYLE POTTERY VASE Commissioned by Tiffany & Co. New York, attributed to James Macintyre & Co. Ltd., Staffordshire, England, ca. 1888 - 94 Of pronounced pyriform shape, resting on a concave circular base, rising to a tall, tapering neck with a gently everted rim, and two narrow gilt rings around the shoulders and at the neck's mid-height, covered in a glossy, transparent glaze, overglaze-enamelled in magenta pink, and gilt, the exterior decorated with a floral and vegetal repertoire reminiscent of Islamic wares, especially Ottoman Iznik vases, featuring rosette stems spraying stylised serrated leaves (saz leaves) and lotus scrolls, with Westernised vegetal festoons and arabesque-like palmettes, the base stamped with Tiffany & Co. New York, 'no. 48', and the maker's mark monogram, 40cm high.
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AN OVERGLAZE PINK-ENAMELLED AND GILT IZNIK-STYLE POTTERY VAS
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