Vibrant Old Paris Porcelain Pitcher — Hand-Painted Exotic Bird, Cobalt Blue & Gilt, c. 1850s lilttle luxury Its overall dimensions are 11

Its overall dimensions are 11 inches high

The obelisk rests on a black marble base with a brown felt underside bearing the Maitland-Smith label

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Vibrant Old Paris Porcelain Pitcher — Hand-Painted Exotic Bird, Cobalt Blue & Gilt, c. 1850s lilttle luxury Its overall dimensions are 11A hand painted exotic bird takes the front of this porcelain pitcher, set in a gilt scrolled reserve and worked up in coral, rose, and black fanciful coloring rather than any real species. Cobalt blue sweeps the upper body and stops at a clean gilt line over white below. The handle is the detail not to miss: a winged griffin perched at the top, picked out in gold, its scrolled body forming the grip. Its Old Paris porcelain the hand decorated ware that