Potpourri vase, ca. 1810, German, Berlin, Glass, gilded yellow metal, marble, Overall (confirmed): 20 1/2 × 12 7/8 × 9 1/8 in., 9lb. (52 × 32.7 × 23.2 cm, 47kg), Glass, This vase embodies the elegant simplicity characteristic of Schinkel’s designs. The gilded metal mounts, cast in such a manner that they did not need to be chased by hand, reveal his interest in minimizing manufacture time and costs by designing prefabricated components that could be assembled rapidly
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Potpourri vase, ca, 1810, German, Berlin, Glass, gilded yellow metal, marble, Overall, confirmed, 20 1/2, 12 7/8, 9 1/8, 9lb, 52, 32.7, 23.2 cm, 47kg, vase, embodies, elegant simplicity, characteristic, Schinkel, designs, mounts, cast, manner, need, chased, hand, reveal, interest, minimizing manufacture, time, costs, designing prefabricated, components, assembled rapidly
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