An Impressive Carl Thieme Porcelain Covered Vase

By Carl Thieme Potschappel factory, 1888-1901, underglaze blue cross and letter T to bottom. Double handled bottle form with domed cover, encrusted with flowering and fruiting vines and insects of all varieties, the handles with full bodied birds (one missing tail).

22 in.

Private Collection, Charlotte, NC

Non-professional repair at neck; bird finial re-glued and with wing chip; allover leaf and petal chips.

$500 - 1,000