Lot 3

A rare Bristol porcelain vase, circa 1774

Auction: 25 June 2008 at 12:00 BST
£1,920
Description
of hexagonal form with flared neck and tapering shouldered body, the neck painted to each side with a polychrome butterfly, the body with exotic birds and dragons in a chrysanthemum flowered setting, with shagreen and gilt borders (restored rim)
Dimensions
31.5cm high
Footnote
Bears label: 'Bristol Industrial Exhibition, 1861. Contributed by Francis Fry, Esq.'
