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late Victorian / early 1900s bisque porcelain spill vase or match holder Material: Unglazed bisque porcelain with hand-painted pastel highlights. Style: Victorian “fairing” or mantel decorative ware. Function: Most likely a spill vase (used to hold paper tapers for lighting candles/fireplaces) or a small floral/cachepot holder. Era: Likely circa 1890–1920. Origin: Could be German, Japanese, or imported American decorative porcelain. The impressed number on the bottom (“40083” or similar) is probably a mold number rather than a maker’s mark. The piece has: Rococo shell handles Basket-weave body Applied female figure Soft pink/blue airbrushed accents common in turn-of-century decorative ceramics