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70 - Collectors Auction June 30th Edition

Tue, Jun 30, 2026 12:00PM EDT
Lot 387

Large Vintage Rococo Style Figural Porcelain Centerpiece Vase Depicting "The Swing"

Estimate: $250 - $400

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$150 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$4,000 $500
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$50,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000

A spectacular and highly ornate vintage multi-figural porcelain centerpiece vase executed in the classic Dresden / Capodimonte Rococo revival style. The piece depicts a charming, romantic courtly scene set against a large, stylized tree trunk and an integrated lattice-work horn vase with a scalloped, shell-like rim.

The main composition features an elegantly attired lady in a pink and yellow gown suspended from a tree-branch swing, famously losing her slipper mid-air. Below her, a suitor in a blue frock coat, floral vest, and breeches reclines on a grassy knoll, catching the airborne shoe. The base is lavishly adorned with encrusted, hand-modeled porcelain floral rosettes, a playful small dog barking at the swing, and a scrolled, gilded Rococo plinth featuring pierced handles and hand-painted foliate cartouches.

Specifications

  • Style: Rococo Revival (Dresden / Capodimonte style)

  • Type: Figural Centerpiece Trumpet / Horn Vase

  • Materials: Hand-painted porcelain, gilt accents

  • Dimensions: Height: 16 inches, Width: 17 inches

  • Condition: Good vintage condition. The structural porcelain remains sound with no major cracks or structural repairs. Consistent with intricate, multi-figural porcelain groups of this scale, light surface wear, minor firing imperfections, and small chips or losses to the delicate encrusted floral petals and foliage may be present upon close inspection.

Dresden style porcelain, Capodimonte centerpiece vase, romantic swing figure, courtly couple statue, porcelain horn vase, hand-painted figural group, Rococo porcelain vase, Fragonard swing motif, encrusted flower porcelain, vintage luxury ceramics.

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Congratulations on your winning! As per policy, balances of $2500 or more will need to be paid via bank wire, Zelle, check or money order. See below for payment instructions: Zelle: Send payment to williamsonauction@gmail.com • Wire Transfer: Domestic: WIRE Bank of America Routing: 026009593 Account: 898161769476 Williamson Auction Gallery International: Swift Code:BOFAUS3N Swift Code: BOFAUS6S-NON US CURRENCY Bank of America Account: 898161769476 Bank Address: 222 Broadway, New York, Ny 10038 Check: Williamson Auction Gallery 3816 N 29th Ave Hollywood, FL 33020

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