Antique Style Vase
c. 1780-1800
Artists
Description
Black basaltes, molded in one piece, with ochre and cream encaustic decoration; swans' heads flank the joint of the handles, which are scrolled with female masks inset.
Dimensions
62.2 x 41.4 x 33.8 cm (24 1/2 x 16 5/16 x 13 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Frederick Rathbone, London, England, sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1914, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943
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