This splendid wall vase is executed in the finest tradition of the HB faiencerie. The happy couple are elegantly dressed: he with a ribboned hat and striped bragou-braz and she wearing a dress with a most unusual bodice and a banded skirt in blues and yellows. Could they be celebrating their engagement or wedding?

 

   The vase dates from the late
1800s, is signed HB on the base,
and is in pristine condition.
    
   
     
  The Rouen-inspired rocaille decoration around the couple is set in the deep midnight blue so often seen in 19th century HB pieces. Above them is a skilled painter's rendition of the arms of Brittany.    

 
   
 
 
The vase is 11" high and 6" wide at the top. The circumference of the container is a generous 17" at the top tapering to 7¼" at the base. Pierced at the top for hanging, the vase could equally well hold a pot of flowers or ivy or be hung unadorned.                             SOLD
 		    

 

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