Caption

Bottle with lid, porcelain factory Gardner, Francis 1766–1917. Cubic bottle with profiled short neck and square stopper. Plastic ornamentation on the edges; swan-shaped feet in late Empire style one paw fragment missing. Gold-painted decoration with four genre scenes of Chinese people on the four sides; floral ornament on the top of the bottle and stopper; gilding abrasions. Chinoiserie. c. 1840, Russia, Wierbilki. Vessel. Height 18.5 cm, width 11.2 cm., A small ornamental container with a square body and a lid, finished in metallic gold and deep brown; the lid and neck are shiny gold with rounded and flared shapes, and the body has deep brown panels decorated with gold silhouette scenes showing a standing figure, plants, and birds; the square body sits on ornate gold feet shaped like stylized animal paws, and the edges and top rim have raised gold decorative borders; visible colors include gold and deep brown against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A15_257

License type

Rights managed

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77.2Mb (836.6Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle lid porcelain factory Gardner Francis 1766–1917 Cubic bottle profiled short neck square stopper Plastic ornamentation edges swan-shaped feet late Empire style paw fragment missing Gold-painted decoration four genre scenes Chinese people four sides floral ornament top bottle stopper gilding abrasions Chinoiserie c 1840 Russia Wierbilki Vessel Height 18.5 cm width 11.2 cm small ornamental container square body finished metallic gold deep brown neck shiny gold rounded flared shapes body deep brown panels decorated gold silhouette scenes showing standing figure plants birds square body sits ornate gold feet shaped stylized animal paws top rim raised gold decorative borders visible colors include gold neutral gray background.