Beautifully modelled Bretby dragon vase. Circa 1900. Fully signed on the base

Beautifully modelled Bretby dragon vase. Circa 1900. Fully signed on the base

Vendor
Dealer: Young & Son

Made around 1900 this Bretby vase shows the influence of the far East on English design at the time. This example has no chips or cracks and no restorations. There are minor losses to the gilt cracqelure surface on the dragon, but in keeping with its age.