Bidspirit auction | A Pair of Large Hand-Painted

A Pair of Large Hand-Painted Sovereign Baluster Vases and Lids - A pair of large porcelain baluster vases and domed lids, each featuring a hand-painted fruit study decoration. The bodies and lids are decorated with motifs of peaches, grapes, and blackberries against a stippled multi-coloured background. Each lid is flanged and surmounted by a gilt ball finial. One vase bears a hand-painted signature in the lower right of the fruit study reading A. MELLOR. The base of each vase features two green printed marks. The first is a crown device surrounded by the legend HAND PAINTED CHINA BY STAFFORDSHIRE CRAFTSMEN COLLECTORS PIECE. The second mark, partially overlapping, consists of a crown over a stylised W above the legend BAREUTHER WALDSASSEN BAVARIA-GERMANY, accompanied by the number 612. An impressed four-digit number is also visible on the underside of one base. The rims and finials are finished with gilding. Height: 46 cm.