Pair of Worcester porcelain vases with gilt and portrait decoration
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A pair of Kerr & Binns Worcester porcelain vases, circa 1860, each of tapering shape with a waisted neck and spreading foot, a pair of masks below the shoulders, cobalt blue ground with white ground mouth and gilt rim, masks, and foot, the front of each with a gilt-framed oval reserve decorated with a portrait of a young girl, one with a dog, printed factory marks underside, each 13 cm high. Condition: vase one (blonde child): one area of restoration to side of one vase, with hairline to underside of base.Gilt wear in places, vase two (child with dog): one small area of restoration to lip (restored chip). One area of glaze loss (likely from impact) to upper body. Hairline to underside of base
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