Vase (2) - Gilt brass - mantelpiece vases

Pair of showy mantelpiece display vases from the Art Nouveau period. Executed in porcelain and gilded brass.

The porcelain bears strongly stylized floral imagery. The goblet-shaped blossom crown on a long, winding stem with thin, wavy filaments is characteristic of how artists around 1900 simplified irises and lilies; this is a study in line work. Thus these vases are a prime example of the Jugendstil period.

Very good condition. RARE.

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