{"product_id":"live-09-01-victorian-staffordshire-english-vase-hand-painted-bird","title":"RESERVED - THERESA - Live 09\/01 Antique English Aesthetic Movement Cobalt \u0026 Gilt Vase | Raised Bird, Dragonfly \u0026 Gilt-Sponge Decoration Circa 1870-1895","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking piece of English Aesthetic Movement ceramic artistry, this cobalt-ground baluster vase captures the Japonisme craze that swept British potteries in the 1870s and 1880s. Rich hand-applied gold sponging drifts across the deep blue ground, framing cream reserve panels where a bird in flight, wings raised in blue, green, and rust, soars above a spray of burgundy fern fronds. Powder-blue scrollwork separates these panels from a field of raised white enamel florals, each petal edged in gold. On the reverse, a hand-painted dragonfly hovers among bamboo-like leaves, a nod to the Japanese design vocabulary so admired by Victorian taste.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a vase meant to be picked up and turned in the hand, not simply glanced at from across the room. The raised bird, the raised florals, the raised scrollwork borders, all speak to a maker unwilling to let a busy pattern sit flat. It would anchor a mantel or cabinet beautifully on its own, and it is exactly the kind of object that rewards a closer look.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish, Staffordshire, circa 1875–1895, Aesthetic Movement \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 1\/2”H X 6”W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCobalt ground with hand-applied gold sponging throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaised (relief-moulded) bird and white enamel florals, hand-enameled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-painted dragonfly and foliage to reverse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGilding shows expected wear consistent with age; topical hairline on interior collar is stable, one small chip at base unnoticeable unless turned over. See photos  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10.5 x 6\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greyson Manor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45945451774159,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/86FF2A92-1147-41BF-88F6-54FACF029B27.jpg?v=1788193082","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/es\/products\/live-09-01-victorian-staffordshire-english-vase-hand-painted-bird","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}