VERY RARE~ANTIQUE POU-POURRI~FLORAL/BIRD VASE AND GILT METAL COVER~1800'S~STUNNING

OFFERED FOR SALE IS THIS VERY RARE 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN POU-POURRI VESSLE, HAND MODELLED IN AN URN SHAPE WITH TYPICAL AROMA HOLES IN THE BASE AND SIDES COMPLETE WITH UNUSUAL GILT METAL DETACHABLE LID. APPLIED FLOWERS AND BIRDS DECORATE THE SIDES. AS IS COMMON WITH A PIECE OF THIS AGE AND DELICATE FASHION......SOME MINOR AND QUITE ACCEPTABLE DAMAGE. ONE BIRD WING TIP NICKED. SOME FLOWER PETALS SLIGHTLY CHIPPED. A CLEAN BREAK IN THE NECK OF THE URN SHAPE, APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURED AT SOME STAGE AND HAS BEEN GLUED. A SLITHER NICK TO ONE FOOT. ONE FOOT IS SHORTER THAN THE REST (ORIGINAL FIRING GLITCH) BUT STILL STANDS JUST FINE. NOT SURE OF THE ORIGIN, POSSIBLY EUROPEAN, BUT VERY ELEGANT AND COLLECTABLE. A NUMBER 1839 IS PAINTED ON THE BASE. (NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE YEAR OF MANUFACTURE?) VISIBLY PLEASING ON THE EYE AND DISPLAYS TO PERFECTION. 10CM HIGH AND 10CM ACROSS THE TOP. ANTIQUE POU-POURRI VASES ARE VERY VALUABLE, NOT TO MENTION VERY RARE. THIS ONE CERTAINLY BELONGS IN A MUSEUM I AM SURE. POST R18 INSURED ECONOMY. SEE MORE CRAZY R1 SALES, INCLUDING ROYAL ALBERT HEIRLOOM....WOW!