Caption

Amphora vase, Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg 1744–1917. Genre miniatures; genre scenes in landscapes; rural landscapes. Amphora vase with an ovoid body and a slender neck that flares upward. Slender, tall foot on a square plinth. Two handles in the form of swans. Neck, foot, and lower body decorated with a colorful trail of small flowers. On the belly, two miniatures depicting rural landscape scenes: a woman doing laundry, leaning over a tub on a low table while a man with a dog watches; and two men with their arms around each other, one holding a bottle, a third leaning forward in the background. Early 19th century, Russia, St. Petersburg. Figurine/vase. Height 26.5 cm; width 11.0 cm; depth 9.0 cm., A tall porcelain vase with a flared rim and a single curved handle is shown against a gray background; the vase is primarily white with painted floral garlands in blue and green near the rim and base, gold accents along the rim, handle, and pedestal, and a painted pastoral scene on the body depicting a figure in orange clothing near a brown house, trees with green foliage, and earthy tones of brown and green in the landscape.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_021

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (580.9Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amphora vase Imperial Porcelain Factory St Petersburg 1744–1917 Genre miniatures genre scenes landscapes rural landscapes ovoid body slender neck flares upward Slender tall foot square plinth Two handles form swans Neck foot lower body decorated colorful trail small flowers belly two miniatures depicting rural landscape scenes woman doing laundry leaning tub low table man dog watches two men arms holding bottle third forward background Early 19th century Russia Petersburg Figurine vase Height 26.5 cm width 11.0 cm depth 9.0 cm tall porcelain vase flared rim single curved handle shown gray background primarily white painted floral garlands blue green near rim base gold accents pedestal painted pastoral scene body depicting figure orange clothing near brown house trees green foliage earthy tones brown green landscape.