Worcester dragon vase
James Hadley (attributed) for Worcester
Exhibition Vase
c. 1882
Materials: Porcelain gilded and bronzed
England
Literature: The Art Journal "Worcester and its Exhibition" 1882.
A rare Hadley's Worcester richly gilded and bronzed meiping shaped vase, shape 885, flanked by four lisson dragons raised on a base surmounted by four elephant's heads. An example shown at the 1882 Worcester Exhibition and probably made by James Hadley specifically for the exhibition.
Height 600mm