A very rare pair of Sassuolo faience pierced potpourri vases, mid-18th century 

Last quarter 18th Century

22.6cm high, 26cm wide 

Of compressed baluster shape, each resting on a domed foot with scroll-shaped double handles, the neck of each vase pierced and decorated with applied branches and flowers, painted in a polychrome palette.

(various areas of losses and chips to the applied leaves and flowers, areas of restoration including to the flowers, one handle and to the rim of one vase)