Friday Finds: Vases, Urns and Ewers – at Alexander’s Antiques

A Beautiful pair of 19th century Louis XVI style Russian cobalt blue hand-diamond cut to clear crystal covered urns/vases, attributed to Imperial Russian glass manufacturing. Each urn is beautifully hand-diamond cut with two layers of crystal, which include a deep cobalt blue over-layer and a clear crystal under-layer. Russian cut crystal is considered one of the best qualities of crystal in the world, and this pair of covered urns is no exception. Russia, circa 1840. [ Alexander’s Antiques | Galleries #43 & 85 | 212.935.9386 | alex@alexantiques.com ]

A magnificent and large pair of signed Sèvres Art Nouveau period ‘Third Republic’ Pate Nouvelle pale yellow ground vases (Vase De Lesbos 1 Grandeur). These premier quality vases are dated 1893-1894, black printed Lozenge Kiln Marks S.93 and black printed RF Decore Marks for 1894, Incised at the Mouth and Foot C 93 6 PN and C 94 3 PN for Henri-Eugene Chabanon, Signed with an LB. Monogram Almost certainly for Louis Belet. [ Alexander’s Antiques | Galleries #43 & 85 | 212.935.9386 | alex@alexantiques.com ]

Beautifully decorated in cobalt blue, salmon pink, 24-karat brushed gilt decoration and the marvelously well-known pure white that Meissen has set the standard for since 1710. The subject depicts a neoclassical Pate Sur Pate scene of a beautiful maiden seated on a centaur peering into the distance, while the centaur blows a horn, signaling their arrival. The pink and white pate sur pate is of magnificent quality, perfectly outlining the two subjects in a three dimensional plane. Circa 1860. [ Alexander’s Antiques | Galleries #43 & 85 | 212.935.9386 | alex@alexantiques.com ]

A monumental and rare pair of antique French hand-painted Sèvres celest blue color porcelain and ormolu-mounted Ewers. Each very finely hand-painted with courting lover scenes in polychrome enamels on one side; first with lovers with grapes and the second with Lovers with a sheep. The reverse painted with castle and garden scenes . Each finely mounted in high quality Doré bronze mounts with grapes and grape vines in releif and a bronze cupid seated on top of the handle, with a finely casted bronze ram head attaching the bronze handle to the porcelain body. Further hand-painted and decorated with two-tone 24-Karat gold, Matte and burnished. Each painted panel scene signed by the Artist: “j. Ruts”. Paris, circa 1880. [ Alexander’s Antiques | Galleries #43 & 85 | 212.935.9386 | alex@alexantiques.com ]