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Amphora vase, Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg 1744–1917. Genre miniatures, genre scenes in landscapes, amphoras, plant decoration, water carriers, water. Amphora vase with an ovoid belly. Slender neck, flaring at the top, high foot on a square plinth. Two handles in the form of swans. Colorfully painted: trails of small flowers on the foot, neck, and lower part of the belly. On the belly, two miniatures depicting genre scenes in a rural landscape: a woman with a pole water carrier siudy, koromyslo and a couple with a dog. Base cracked and glued. Early 19th century, Russia, St. Petersburg. Figurine, vase. Height 26.5 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 9.0 cm., A white porcelain urn with a glossy finish stands against a plain gray background, featuring a flared rim and a pedestal foot on a square base; the urn has curved handles shaped like stylized swan heads and is decorated with painted scenes and floral garlands. The central painted scene shows a person wearing a multicolored dress with dominant hues of red, purple, and orange, carrying two buckets suspended from a shoulder pole, set in a landscape with green and brown tones and a few distant figures. Bands of small blue and green floral motifs encircle the neck and lower body of the urn, and there are gold accents along the rim, handles, and base. The overall visible colors include white, gray, gold, blue, green, red, purple, orange, brown, and subtle flesh tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A16_024

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Keywords

Amphora vase Imperial Porcelain Factory St Petersburg 1744–1917 Genre miniatures genre scenes landscapes amphoras plant decoration water carriers water ovoid belly Slender neck flaring top high foot square plinth Two handles form swans Colorfully painted trails small flowers foot neck lower part belly two miniatures depicting genre scenes rural landscape woman pole water carrier siudy koromyslo couple dog Base cracked glued Early 19th century Russia Petersburg Figurine vase Height 26.5 cm width 11.0 cm depth 9.0 cm white porcelain urn glossy finish stands plain gray background featuring flared rim pedestal foot square base urn curved handles shaped stylized swan heads decorated painted scenes floral garlands central painted scene person wearing multicolored dress dominant hues red purple orange carrying two buckets suspended shoulder pole set landscape green brown tones distant figures Bands small blue green floral motifs encircle lower body gold accents rim handles base visible colors include white gray gold blue brown subtle flesh tones.