Pair of Large Ornate Antique 1800’s Vieux Paris Porcelain Mantle / Spill Vases

Description: Pair of Large Ornate Antique 1800’s Vieux Paris Porcelain Mantle / Spill Vases 12 ½” W/ Victorian Scenes & Gold Accents. Your Purchase Helps Support A Disabled Army Veteran Injured In Iraq For your consideration is this beautiful pair of hand painted portrait vases, dating around 1860, Old Paris, France. Made by artisans in and around Paris from the late 18th century to the 1870s, this porcelain was popular with Marie Antoinette and was only used by the wealthiest French aristocrats. They feature an ornate design with elegant gold decorations on white porcelain and painting of victorian style people. Each has a wide, flared mouth that is ruffled in nature and an ornate footed base, along with scrolled side "handles." They would make a wonderful addition to a mantle, dresser or even end tables. They are in overall great condition for their age with some wear to the gold and some flaws (chips) but they blend in with the design. Similar vases are selling for $375-850, so this is a steal! They measure approximately 12 ½” tall, and 8 ¼” wide. A spill vase, or spill holder is a vase or wall-hanging vase for containing splints, spills, and tapers for transferring fire, for example to light a candle or pipe from a lit fire. From the documentary record, they probably date back to the 15th century, though the heyday of specially made vases is the 19th century. Spills are made of tightly rolled paper tapers or very thin wood sticks; spill vases are mostly made of pottery, including porcelain, but a variety of other materials were used, such as wood, iron, brass, or even wall paper. There are also some examples made in glass, although these are mostly limited to the 1840s-50s. A spill vase was usually kept on the mantelpiece and was filled with spills used to transfer fire from the fireplace to candles, lamps, a pipe or a cigar. Commercial matches, which first surfaced in England during the 1820s, were a relatively expensive commodity until the late 19th century, and spill was therefore a more cost effective solution. Feel free to ask any questions about this product by contacting us. Our products are packed meticulously in safe packaging to ensure your treasure arrives in excellent condition and your item is in the mail in usually 1 business day from payment. By shopping with Foxhall Collectibles, you are supporting a disabled U.S. Army veteran who was injured in Iraq. Some photos contain props that are not included as they are for visualization purposes only. 4246

Price: 226.88 USD

Location: Washington, District Of Columbia

End Time: 2024-12-23T22:42:53.000Z

Shipping Cost: 25 USD