At the monthly Collector's Fair here in Sydney last Sunday I saw this vase chic was not expensive and so I decided to take a punt. It had a few elements that struck me as being both unusual and attractive.
The dealer who sold it to me had a sticker on it saying 'Krosno'. I asked him why that attribution and he replied that he had seen a similar vase linked to Krosno.
I thought Czech ...... but maybe that's my fixation. Others have said German.
It has a Japanese feel to it too: the gold leaf reminds me of Japanese work on fans ... the shape and decoration too, I suppose, has a Japanese look.
The shape is like a pillow. The centre is divided by a wide vertical gold band. One side of each face is decorated in an enamel cross hatching that gives a textile look. Over that there is enamel leaf and vine in contrasting gold and black enamel and yet another band of horizontal gold leaf. On the side this pattern is reversed.
The left side is clear and you see through to the rear face. There is gold enamel vine across the clear surface.
Might be Deco... but it might be post War.
Bevelled edges to the top. I think the piece has been moulded into this cushion shape that has eight surface panels.
The base is slightly concave, not a pontil but the edges have been ground to flat.
No signature.
H: 19 cm or 7.5"
W: 22 cm or 8.6"
Any help appreciated.
Topic: MYSTERY ENAMEL/GILT DECO ? VASE (Read 583 times)
