Bloch covered vase, in the Meissen style, encrusted flowers circa 1880

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French porcelain baluster shaped covered vase, in the Meissen style, decorated with colourful encrusted flowers surrounding painted flower groups.
Marked with mock-crossed swords incorporating ‘E’ and ‘C’, for Claus, Bourdois & Bloch, Paris
Circa 1880

15cm high
minor losses to trails

An interesting note to the base states ‘at Dartmouth / Feb 28. 1887’ , giving it an interesting provenance. These items with an ambiguous ‘Meissen’ mark were often intentionally mistaken for the expensive original…. Bloch was a German who moved to Paris for the sole purpose of making Meissen-styled goods, often with Meissen style marks….

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