A Royal Worcester twin-handled porcelain vase of footed ovoid form. The body is decorated with a hand-painted still-life study featuring peaches and blackberries against a shaded background, signed Ricketts to the lower right of the composition. The reverse of the vase displays a smaller hand-painted vignette of four cherries. The vessel is designed with two ornate gilded scroll handles, a waisted neck, and a flared rim with gadrooned moulding. It is supported by a pedestal base with a circular gadrooned foot atop a square plinth. The handles, neck, rim, and base are finished in matte gold gilding. The underside bears a puce factory backstamp for Royal Worcester, which includes the words Made in England and the shape number 1969.
Height: approximately 21.5 cm.
Condition report:
The vase has a significant chip to the inner white porcelain of the top rim. There is light rubbing and age-related wear to the gilded surfaces, most notably on the handles and rim. The hand-painted fruit decoration remains well-preserved with no significant surface scratches or paint loss.
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