Pair of Royal Vienna Porcelain Vases with Covers

Description:

Pair of Royal Vienna Porcelain Vases with Covers, Austria, 19th century, each urn-form with two scrolled handles on square base, polychrome enameled and gilded, with cobalt ground and hand-painted frieze, one depicting Cincinnatus and Aristotle, Claudius and Nestor on the other, base with beehive mark and inscriptions, ht. 14 1/2 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Each with very light and scattered gilt wear to finial edges, corners of plinths; slight gilt flake to surface of one.

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