{"product_id":"pair-antique-victorian-french-opaline-glass-chinoiserie-vases-hand-enamelled","title":"Pair Antique Victorian French Opaline Glass Chinoiserie Vases Hand Enamelled","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handsome pair of \u003cstrong\u003eVictorian opaline\/milk glass vases\u003c\/strong\u003e, likely French, c.1860-1880, of baluster form on circular spreading feet, decorated with fine hand-enamelled chinoiserie scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe principal reserves depict elaborate Chinese figural scenes: a robed sage seated beside a table laden with scrolls and vases, attendants and children in flowing robes, with butterflies and trailing floral sprays throughout. The reverse of each vase is hand-painted with a basket of flowers. The enamelwork is executed with the precision and palette typical of fine French opaline of the mid-Victorian period, in pinks, yellows, blues and gilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGilt-trimmed rims with some wear consistent with age. No chips, cracks, or significant losses to the enamel — please see detailed close-up photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrench opaline of this quality is widely collected. The chinoiserie subject matter is particularly desirable, reflecting the 19th-century European fascination with the East. While unsigned, the form, palette, and quality are consistent with the better Parisian opaline houses of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each vase approximately 28 cm tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a private UK collection. Sold as a true pair. Carefully packed and dispatched via insured tracked service.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moffitts Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54127315681564,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/4630\/0188\/files\/57_38676ebc-d81c-4d58-8e6a-fc157874ad53.jpg?v=1779175098","url":"https:\/\/moffitts.co.uk\/products\/pair-antique-victorian-french-opaline-glass-chinoiserie-vases-hand-enamelled","provider":"Moffitts Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}