A German faience powdered-manganese-ground five vase garniture
mid 18th century
Comprising a baluster vase and cover, two beaker vases and two ovoid vases and covers.
heights 11 1/4in (28.5cm) and 16 1/2in (42cm)
Provenance: With Mallett, London, 23 June 1983.
Sold Mario Buatta: Prince of Interiors, Sothebys, New York, 23 January 2020, Lot 41.
Property from a Private Collector, Pasadena, California.

Not examined under UV light. General marks, wear, firing and glazing imperfections commensurate with age and use. Two ovoid vases with a hairline body crack measuring approximately 2" and 3 1/8" long located at foot rim. The baluster vase (pictured to the center) with a D-shaped section of rim re-stuck with traces of old over-paint measuring 3 5/8" across rim and 1 1/8" at deepest point. One beaker vase with a hairline crack across foot which extends vertically 8" into body. One cover with old restoration; broken in half and re-stuck, with a smaller slither section of rim re-stuck at each terminal of the break, with glue residue to exterior and underside . Another cover with a flat chip to underside edge of rim measuring approximately 5/8".