Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28 Feb 2017
A good pair of Royal Worcester tusk spill vases date code for 1886
A good pair of Royal Worcester tusk spill vases date code for 1886, modelled by James Hadley to simulate Japanese ivory, one modelled with a daimyo procession of marching frogs, the other with a large serpent curled around a tree, the frogs in retreat, raised on scroll bases, with gilt detailing to mimic shibayama, printed marks, 20.3cm. (2)
A pair of these vases was exhibited in Vienna in 1873, a year after they were first modelled by James Hadley.