AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BERLIN (SEEGER-PORZELLAN) GRADUATED AMBER AND CARAMEL GROUND VASE

LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE SCEPTRE AND SG.P. MONOGRAM MARK

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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED BERLIN (SEEGER-PORZELLAN) GRADUATED AMBER AND CARAMEL GROUND VASE
Late 19th century, blue sceptre and Sg.P. monogram mark
Of baluster form, mounted in the Art Nouveau taste, the neck and reservoir edged by a Vitruvian band flanked by upright cartouche and scroll handles, the rocaille-moulded base supported front and back by dolphin mask feet
17¼ in. (43.7 cm.) high

拍品专文

Hermann August Seeger (1839-93) was a chemist at the Berlin factory (1878-90) working to enlarge the palette of colours available and experimenting with varied ranges of firing temperatures and new glaing techniques.