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photo galleryGallery Feature
The Pied Piper VaseThis intricate vase features a large beaded cameo portrait of the Pied Piper whose name was Bunting. His fame rests upon his magical piping which lured all the rats in the town of Hamelin to follow him down to the river Weser where they are drowned. The event was supposed to have occurred in 1284. The mould details are excellent, particularly of the piper whose long hair flows down under his broad brimmed hat. A fat rodent snuggles in his upraised right hand while another is perched comfortably on his left shoulder. Sprays of holly and berries fill the surface surrounding the cameo, and long narrow handles ending in pointed curved ends flank both sides. The body of the vase rests on an elongated diamond, which has an open passage, and connects to the plinth. The back of the vase has a plain heavily stippled surface. The vase measures somewhat about 7 1/2" tall, with a top opening 4 ½" long and 3" wide. Although the maker is unknown, it most likely is of English origin, possibly Greener or Davidson, less likely Sowerby. "A British correspondent thinks the subject matter points more likely to a German rather than an English manufacture."
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