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A Fine Pair of Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Vases C.1825
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A Fine Pair of Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Vases C.1825

19th century
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A fine and large pair of Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Vases c.1825. The deep U-shaped bowls finely painted, one with an Alpine shepherd holding an alphorn, with mountains visible beyond, the other with a young woman wearing a wide black hat and a pink dress, with a cathedral tower in the distance, applied with entwined serpent handles, raised on socle feet over square bases.

For the print sources of the vases, see:

https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/items/cc2be4dc-36ed-410b-8763-fb5524716a15

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberhasli#/media/File:CH-NB_-_Aelplerleben,_Alphornbl%C3%A4ser,_Trachten,_Oberland_-_Collection_Gugelmann_-_GS-GUGE-LORY-E-23.tif

Impressed and painted marks.

Condition: Professional restoration to one handle from each vase. A few small area of re-touching to worn gilding on each vase. 

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20cm (7.87")
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Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated these Regency Worcester Porcelain Vases to the Regency era.

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SA1162877
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A fine and large pair of Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Vases c.1825. The deep U-shaped bowls finely painted, one with an Alpine shepherd holding an alphorn, with mountains visible beyond, the other with a young woman wearing a wide black hat and a pink dress, with a cathedral tower in the distance, applied with entwined serpent handles, raised on socle feet over square bases.
fig 1. A pair of Regency Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester porcelain urn-shaped vases featuring hand-painted figurative panels, gilded scroll handles, beaded rims, and square plinth bases.
fig 1. A Fine Pair of Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Vases C.1825

For the print sources of the vases, see:

https://dc.library.northwestern.edu/items/cc2be4dc-36ed-410b-8763-fb5524716a15

https://en.wikipedia.

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org/wiki/Oberhasli#/media/File:CH-NB_-_Aelplerleben,_Alphornbl%C3%A4ser,_Trachten,_Oberland_-_Collection_Gugelmann_-_GS-GUGE-LORY-E-23.
Fine Antique English Porcelain

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Impressed and painted marks.

Condition: Professional restoration to one handle from each vase. A few small area of re-touching to worn gilding on each vase. 

Height
20cm (7.87")
Date of Manufacture

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated these Regency Worcester Porcelain Vases to the Regency era.

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SA1162877
Fine Antique English Porcelain
Fine Antique English Porcelain
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Jonathan purt is a specialist in fine antique english porcelain

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Archive I A pair of Regency Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester porcelain urn-shaped vases featuring hand-painted figurative panels, gilded scroll handles, beaded rims, and square plinth bases.

A Fine Pair of Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Vases C.1825

Archive II A pair of Regency Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester porcelain urn-shaped vases featuring hand-painted figurative panels, gilded scroll handles, beaded rims, and square plinth bases. View II
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A pair of Regency Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester porcelain urn-shaped vases featuring hand-painted figurative panels, gilded scroll handles, beaded rims, and square plinth bases.
A fine pair of Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Vases c.1825
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A pair of Regency Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester porcelain urn-shaped vases featuring hand-painted figurative panels, gilded scroll handles, beaded rims, and square plinth bases.
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Flight, Barr and Barr (18131840) represents a peak period of manufacturing at the Worcester porcelain works. Their Regency-era production is distinguished by exceptional soft-paste ceramic bodies, elaborate mercury gilding, precise hand-painted pictorial reserves, and Classical Campana or urn-shaped forms.

These pieces were slip-cast or wheel-thrown using fine porcelain clay before undergoing an initial firing. Skilled artisans then applied hand-painted enamels for landscape or figurative panels and added mercury amalgam gilding, which was fired again and burnished using agate tools to achieve a high sheen.

Authentic items typically feature impress marks such as FBB beneath a crown or printed backstamps reading Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester Manufacturers to their Majesties. The quality of the gilding, the presence of beaded pearl borders, and the precision of the hand-painted enamels also assist in identification.

Pairing antique porcelain urns with contemporary surfaces creates a striking focal point. Placing them symmetrically on a fireplace mantelpiece, console table, or sideboard allows their gilded details and painted panels to elevate the surrounding room.

Gilded porcelain should be dusted lightly using a soft, dry microfibre cloth or an ostrich feather duster. Avoid abrasive cleaners, chemical solvents, and immersion in water, as moisture can compromise gilded finishes or seep into hairline cracks.
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