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A work made of hard-paste porcelain, black enamel (schwarzlot), and gilding.

21.6 × 7.8 × 8.8 cm (8 1/2 × 3 1/16 × 3 7/16 in.)

Vase and Cover (one of a pair)

These rare vases represent two significant contributions to the history of European ceramics: the earliest form of European hard-paste porcelain, developed at the Meissen Manufactory by Johann Friedrich Böttger (German, 1682–1719); and the virtuoso Schwartzlot (black enamel) decoration and gilding of Ignaz Preissler (German, 1676–1741), who came from a distinguished family of glass and ceramic decorators.

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Purchased with funds provided by The Antiquarian Society through Mrs. Edgar J. Uihlein

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