"Pair Of Cornets Vases In Stamped Paris Porcelain, Empire Period,"
Pair of Paris porcelain jasmine shaped cornet vase decorated with windings, foliage, flowers and gold borders on a white background. Stamped Nast and dated 1806 (Nast 06) The Nast factory is a hard porcelain factory taken over in 1783 in Paris by Jean Népomucène Hermann Nast (Austrian emigrant naturalized French). With the success of his production and the help of his two sons, in 1806 he transferred the factory to 70 rue des amandiers Paris XI. The set is in excellent condition with very good quality, wear-free gilding, as well as the porcelain. Rare in this condition, and the pair!