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The design of this vase was inspired by medieval Spanish Nasrid, or so-called Alhambra, vases. The amphora-like Alhambra design dates from the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries and, while examples have been found in other areas of the Mediterranean, they are usually associated with southern Spain. Their purpose seems to have been purely decorative, and their large wing-like handles serve simply to provide greater surface for decoration. A pair of these vases, one stamped by Tiffany Studios as ours, sold Christie's, New York, 20 April 2006, lot 42 and 16 April 2015, lot 166.