Sea Shell Scene Spillvase #2

This is a nice spill vase made in England around the early 19th century. I am unsure as to an exact maker as I could not find this exact shape anywhere but it is definitely English from this period. A spill vase / holder is a small traditional or wall-hanging vase for containing small pieces of wood for transferring fire to use to light a candle or pipe from a lit fire. This example here is probably from the Staffordshire region. It has a nice shape to it with a wonderful top rim and is sitting on three claw feet. The center is a bit unusual as it is hand painted with a sea shell design including seashells as well as seaweed all on an olive green ground color. Lots of gilding throughout! A really nice example and this is the larger one with another matching smaller one up for sale as well on the site. The piece is in great condition with one small scratch to the green ground and manufacturing flaws in terms of tiny black firing spots as well as some inclusions to the paste to the bottom inside. A three way star hairline to the bottom which has stained a bit. Impossible to see from the top but I think it does go through and is not jsut a glaze line. Not totally sure. The vase displays perfectly and looks amazing! The piece is not marked which is fairly normal on English wares from this period! It is 5.625 inches tall with a top diameter of 3.375 inches. Please email me for more information or other pictures.