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**Originally Listed At $350**

Western/Southern Europe, Italy, Florence, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely pottery vase that was perhaps meant to be kept outdoors in a garden setting. The vessel features a stable base, an inverted piriform body with a sloped shoulder, a thick rim surrounding the deep interior cavity, and three curved strap handles spaced equidistantly around the body. Between the handles are three Florentine lilies enclosed within shield-shaped frames representing the coat of arms for Florence, Italy and the entire vessel - save for the rim - is engulfed in lustrous, cream-hued slip. Size: 9" W x 13.1" H (22.9 cm x 33.3 cm)

Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection, 1980s-2000s; ex-private San Marino, California, USA collection

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#154618

Nicks and abrasions to base, body, handles, and rim, with encrustations within recessed areas, fading to areas of original glaze color, and softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits throughout and great craquelure to white glaze.

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