A large porcelain 'Alhambra' vase
Belgium or Spain, late 19th Century
of inverted piriform with cusped handles on a flared foot, the neck flaring towards an inverted rim, decorated in polychrome and gold with an arcade around the base, interlocking palmettes with a band of inscriptions around the centre, the neck with a band of rosettes interspersed by vegetal motifs beneath a further arcade leading to the rim, wrought iron stand with foliate motifs to feet
93 cm. high