Royal Vienna Style Cobalt Blue Porcelain Lidded Tureen

This is a highly ornate, footed porcelain tureen with a matching dome-shaped lid, designed in the late 19th-century Royal Vienna or Neoclassical style. The piece features a deep cobalt blue 'glace' base color with extensive hand-painted gold gilt filigree and rocaille scrollwork. The central focus is a large, hand-painted polychrome transfer scene depicting a 'Fête Galante' or courtly garden scene with figures in 18th-century attire. The lid is divided into panels, alternating between white grounds with floral sprigs and solid cobalt sections. A gilded artichoke-style finial tops the piece. The body is supported by four integrated scroll-shaped feet. Measuring approximately 10 inches tall (based on the adjacent ruler), the porcelain shows high craftsmanship with molded relief elements on the white vertical bands. Condition appears good overall, with minor loss to the gilt on the handle and raised edges consistent with age. There is light surface patina and some rubbing on the central image, but no visible chips or structural cracks in this perspective. This style of 'Beehive' marked porcelain was popular between 1880 and 1920, often produced by Bohemian manufacturers such as Ackermann & Fritze to emulate earlier 18th-century imperial designs.