A fine and rare German Pate Sur Pate Porcelain Vase circa 1890-1900. The amphora form vase with a narrow neck and high handles has a green ground decorated with gilt floral highlights. The central reserve with a celadon ground is decorated with a molded classical figure of a young floating maiden peering into a looking glass. The base of the vase is marked with the post 1882 Heubach Bros circular mark. The vase is also marked made in Germany.
Condition is excellent.
This is one of the most popular and long-lived styles ever produced by the English ceramics industry. It was made and exported in such large quantities between 1780 and 1860 that it appears to have been used in almost every American household during the early Federal period. The impressed lines and heavy whiteware date this platter between 1830 and 1860. It is in very good condition overall, with some rather minor roughness around the edge, and a hairline crack in one corner. For a closer look at the hairline, please view the other pictures.