TURN-TEPLITZ ART NOUVEAU ENAMELLED PORCELAIN VASE.Circa 1900; Riessner, Stellmacher & Kessel; impressed crown, Amphora and Austria marks, overglaze red RSK mark; model 3817/41. Bottle form; with gilt pebble ground, parcel-gilt shoulders; with enamelled "jewels" and flowing veins throughout; the lobed neck, with twisting openwork, gradually connecting to conforming handle - 10 3/4 in. high. Estimate $300-500
The enamel decoration is in excellent condition. There is a firing crack on the underside of the foot rim. The gilding on the handle become noticeably darker beginning at the middle and continuing down and around the foot indicating a possible repair. The black-light does not reveal anything definitive regarding a repair.
