Carl Thieme Dresden Meissen Style Porcelain Bottle Vase

Lot description

German Dresden porcelain bottle vase, Carl Thieme, late 19th c., having narrow neck over bulbous body, profusely decorated with raised fruit, flowers, and climbing foliate vines, among butterflies and insect motifs, central reserve depicting a young shepherd beside a courting couple, the reverse with painted floral spray, maker's mark underfoot, typical small chips and losses to raised elements, approx 20"h, 10.5"diam, 11.75lbs