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“Grand Tour” pottery

“Grand Tour” pottery like this 11-inch two-handled vase decorated in the ancient Greek “Black Figure” style was made in the late 19th century. It shows a water fountain, a goat and a servant carrying a water bottle. The vase sold at New Orleans Auction Galleries for $1,728.The wealthy and the almost-wealthy of the late Victorian era chose to take the “Grand Tour” of E....

 

 


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