A painted porcelain vase in the Worcester style, raised on a socle, the cobalt blue baluster shaped vase with flared rim decorated with a panel of roses, morning glory and foliage, a panel with a single rose to the reverse, gilt caryatid handles and a gold and white twist design to the shoulder, unmarked. Height 26 cm
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- Caryatid - A Greek term that in architecture applies to a carved or cast female figures that acts as a column or pillar, supporting an entablature on her head.
In decorative arts , in furniture of the Renaissance and Classical Revival periods. Male figures are known as Atlantes.
Carved figures are rare on Australian furniture until the later 19th century, Australian craftsmen generally preferring to adopt the designs of the pattern books to rather more simple forms, such as scrolls or columns.
- Socle - The short plinth, usually cylindrical, that serves as a pedestal for a sculpture or vase
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Worcester (England), item types