France, 19th century. Of baluster form, painted in polychrome enamels with squirrels frolicking amongst fruiting vines, the domed cover with knob and the neck are decorated with peonies growing from weathered rocks.
Condition: Good condition with two hairlines to the vase rim. Provenance: Holzapfel collection, Geneva, Switzerland. This lot was acquired by a third-generation member of the Holzapfel family after 1995 and has remained in the family ever since.