MAJESTIC FLIGHT BARR BARR WORCESTER VASE C1817 ASTLES

MAJESTIC FLIGHT BARR BARR WORCESTER PORCELAIN VASE C1817 HAND PAINTED BY SAMUEL ASTLES WITH A CONTINUOUS WIDE FREEZE OF SUMMER FLOWERS THAT ARE HIS BEST WORK AND A TRUE MASTER IN HIS FIELD OF CERAMIC PAINTING ON FBB WORCESTER . THE LILAC GROUND COLOUR AND MARBLED SQUARE BASE CAN OFTEN BE SEEN IN THE BOOK ON WORCESTER FROM THAT EARLY PERIOD . WITH JUST ONE FAULT WHICH I HAVE NOT TRIED TO HIDE THE NARROW SECTION OF THE BASE HAS BEEN DAMAGED NOW RE JOINTED IT IS BETTER LEFT ALONE AS IT IS SECURE AS THE LILAC GROUND ENDS AT MID WAY DOWN THE VASE IT HAS A FEW TINY NIPS, FOR A CHANGE THOSE TURNED OVER ORNATE EAGLE HEADS HANDLES ARE BOTH INTACT 8 " TALL BY 6.5 " WIDE. BUYERS WHO REQUIRE PERFECTION PLEASE DO NOT BID . THE VASE IS PORCELAIN AND NOT BONE CHINA THE ATTRIBUTION TO FBB WORCESTER WAS MADE EASY AS IT WAS TAKEN TO THE WORCESTER MUSEUM AND IT WAS CONFIRMED AS MADE BY THE WORCESTER FACTORY IN FACT THEY HAD A SIMILAR VASE ON DISPLAY , SOME KILN DUST BUT NOT ALL OVER.

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On 01-Nov-09 at 16:06:20 GMT, seller added the following information:

WITHIN THE LAST FEW MINS I WAS WATCHING A SIMILAR FBB WORCESTER VASE SELL AGAIN BY THE SAME ARTIST S. ASTLES SELL FOR £1600 AND I HAVE TO SAY IT WAS NOT AS GOOD IN MANY WAYS AS OUR VASE FOR SALE THE ARTWORK WAS NOT AS GOOD etc etc ect .