{"product_id":"1880-s-franz-anton-mehlem-for-royal-bonn-blush-aesthetic-pair-of-vases","title":"1880's Franz Anton Mehlem for Royal Bonn blush Aesthetic pair of vases","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eFranz Anton Mehlem for Royal Bonn, a pair of two porcelain two-handled bottle vases. Blush ivory necks and bases with cream baluster bodies with shot colours, gilt clouds and gold-dusted handles. The vases are beautifully hand-painted with polychrome parrots perched on tree branches among verdant foliage and butterflies on the reverse. The panels are enhanced with sumptuous gilding in high-relief.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eThe vase shape and decoration have a clear Japanese influence characteristic of the Aesthetic Movement period. This particular design was also heavily influenced by Royal Worcester examples of the period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eMarked to bases with impressed circular Franz Anton Mehlem Royal Bonn Y Rhein mark and painted in red \"1882\" (pattern number) \"22\" (shape number). One photo of the mark has the contrast turned up very high to see the mark better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003eMade in Germany, c. 1880's.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e940 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e27 cm tall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e7 cm across the bases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e10 cm across widest points\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17)\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGood antique condition. Some crazing and scuffing to gilt appropriate to age; one vase has a chip to foot and firing defect where one handle attaches to the body.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rita's Bazaar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54035554074957,"sku":"3283","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/4191\/4957\/files\/167-20240310_234152-Photoroom_2e62cca9-b563-4449-9349-2969f75f6835.webp?v=1780945532","url":"https:\/\/ritasbazaar.co.uk\/products\/1880-s-franz-anton-mehlem-for-royal-bonn-blush-aesthetic-pair-of-vases","provider":"Rita’s Bazaar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}