A LARGE PORCELAIN VASE WITH DELICATE BLOOMING FLOWERS ON GILT GROUND, POSSIBLY RUSSIAN, 19TH CENTURY of amphora form, the handles in the form of dolphins, the central register of the gilded body opulently decorated with hand-painted flowers in full bloom, including pansies, roses, apple blossoms, irises and many others, the main section bordered by a cisele Greek key band, the neck and foot surrounded by wreathes of stylized lotus petals, on a later gilt bronze base, height: 58.5 cm (23 in.)