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171. A large topographical Royal Copenhagen vase, circa 1850
171
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171. A large topographical Royal Copenhagen vase, circa 1850
Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
Voluntary lot
Description
171. A large topographical Royal Copenhagen vase, circa 1850
Of "Delphinvase" form, designed by G.F. Hetsch, with gilt-ground neck, gadrooned lip and dolphin handles, the shoulder with tooled gilt arabesque scrollwork agianst a burgundy-ground, the body decorated with a topographical scene showing the castle of Gottorp in Schleswig-Holstein,, the gilt-ground foot on a square pedestal decorated with a frieze of stylised gilt-ground palmettes, fan motifs and scrollwork on a burgundy-ground, 67cm high, three wavy lines surmounted by a crown in underglaze-blue to pedestal and vase
Two other Royal Copenhagen vases of this shape were sold; a smaller version without pedestal at Bonhams London, 2 December 2025, lot 139, and another with a light-pink ground, 6 July 2023, lot 194.
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