Broken Vase — 19th C Austrian? (USA)
Roomie broke painted ceramic newly taken from grandmother’s estate — one of a pair my mother spoke of as the 19th C old world “lipton vases”, implying they were too hideous for display yet too valuable to be discarded.
Anyways, no point to restoring now, I assume, even though it just separated cleanly into three chunks. Still, I’m curious as to provenance and Googling proved useless. Any ideas? The brand logo seems to show a rose/eye-of-sauron atop stone bridge maybe resembing tower of London?
I’d prefer not to show anything of the intact vase, but here’s a glance at side of broken one — hand-painted in bright blues and pinks, intricate design work, about a foot and a half tall, decorative but maybe could’ve hosted flowers or poured liquids?
— and, again, no point in telling me that broken ceramics are worthless or asking if I’ve further information. I’m aware of the first part, and all other data has passed beyond the veil …
J