Pair of Ormolu Mounted Reticulated Urn Shaped Vases. Gerbing & Stephan C1890

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Up for your consideration is this Superb Antique Austrian/Bohemian Gerbing & Stephan Art Nouveau pair of ormolu mounted reticulated vases. Dating from the late 19th century. A very detailed piece, they are in very good overall condition but there is a small, fine hairline on one of the vases as shown in the last picture.But as you can see, these still display beautifully. They stand approx. 9 inches high. Gerbing & Stephan were prolific makers of majolica and earthen wares during the 19th century in northern Bohemia. A very good example of Bohemian workmanship. From; /bohemian/porcelain/marks_table1.html Founded in 1829 by Gerbing and Schiller in Podmokly, Czechia. (Bodenbach, Bohemia, Austria) 1885 approximately, the company was split into two factories W Schiller & Son and Gerbing & Stephan . 1885 Gerbing & Stephan , according to Rontgen's book was one side of the split company. Another source, Christopher S Marshall tells me that Gerbing died in 1885. 1898 F & A Gerbing operated the factory until 1905 when Alexander Gerbing took over. (Rontgen) The factories produced procelain as well as earthenware.Please note that ebay will only allow one amount for overseas postage and that shown is for Australia,other destinations may well be cheaper.