Locre Bird Scene Vase

This is a superb vase made by Rue de la Fontaine au Roi (aka La Courtille or Locre ) in the 18th century. Vases are rather hard to find by them and this one is a really nice one! The vase has a typical shape for the period but the handles are amazing - they are in the shape of angels with a little head and wings that have lots of detail. The vase has a handpainted scene to the front of two birds sitting on a branch in a landscape surrounding with the backside having a scene of lots of nice flowers in a basket sitting in a landscape surrounding. Lots of nice gilding to the piece as well. The vase is marked underneath with the crossed swords type mark often passed as off as Meissen which was the point of it back then as well as some incised letters that look like PB but are hard to read - these are also quite typical on Paris region porcelain. The vase is 10 inches tall, 5 inches wide from handle to handle and has a top diameter of 5.25 inches. The piece is in great condition with a little wear to the gilding, one tip of a wing was broken and reglued and the screw mechanism that holds the base and main body together is a bit loose so the base can turn but that is it. A really nice piece from a great maker of this period in France! Please email me for more information or other pictures.