Vase
Manufacturer: Worcester
1873
Porcelain
43 cm / 16 3/4 inches
Fine Art Society, London
"Porcelain, of hexagonal section (a Chinese form), pierced with openings, the handles composed of elephant heads, decorated with cranes, butterflies, plant forms and grotesque frogs, all of Japanese derivation, in pink at gold on a cream ground. Marks: Royal Worcester mark and date (impressed and printed)." [Spencer, p. 30].
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