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Minton Pair of Tazzas, White Parian Porcelain Cherubs Hunting, Victorian ca 1880

Name: Minton Pair of Tazzas, White Parian Porcelain Cherubs Hunting, Victorian ca 1880
Brand: Minton
Price: 3960 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

This is a spectacular pair of tazzas or comports made by Minton in about 1880, which was the Victorian era. The stems of the tazzas hold three white Parian porcelain hunting cherubs and their dog. These tazzas would make a fabulous display on your Thanksgiving or Christmas table! Minton was one of the pioneers of English china production alongside other great potters such as Spode, Davenport, Ridgway, Coalport and others. They were located in Staffordshire and were known specifically for their wonderfully fine white bone china, parian china and bright colours; there is a colour called "Minton Blue" which is a fresh azure blue that Minton excelled in. Minton produced the finest British porcelain, often thanks to the fact that they sourced some of their best artists and scientists from the French Sèvres factory. Minton supplied huge quantities of tablewares, tiles, and other items to the USA in the 19th Century; the White House was traditionally supplied with Minton crockery and many great buildings of this era were tiled with Minton tiles. These tazzas were created in Minton's famous parian porcelain, which is very smooth and beautifully modelled. The top part of each tazza consists of a reticulated and pierced bowl in the form of a woven basket, glazed in white with fresh azure blue and gilt decoration. The stem holds three unglazed white parian porcelain cherubs and their dog, just back from a hunting trip. The cherub with the dog, a horn dangling off his side and clad in a fur loin cloth, has a rabbit slung over his shoulder; the fisherman, his nets slung over his shoulder, has fish in his hands and at his feet; and a third cherub, clad in a river fishing outfit, has a bunch of ducks in his hands and shells at his feet. The foots of the tazzas repeat the reticulated pattern in white, azure blue and gilt. The items are unmarked, which is not uncommon for the period, but we know that this design was brought out around the year 1880. CONDITION REPORT These tazzas are in excellent antique condition without any damage or repairs. One tazza has some glaze cracks through underside of the foot and some hardly visible discolouration on the pierced rim on the inside of the bowl; the other tazza has visible crazing and discolouration on the pierced rim on the inside of the bowl, please see pictures. The cherubs are in perfect condition, and the screws that hold the tazzas together are stable. Antique British porcelain is never perfect. Kilns were fired on coal in the 1800s, and this meant that china from that period can have some firing specks from flying particles. British makers were also known for their experimentation, and sometimes this resulted in technically imperfect results. Due to the shrinkage in the kiln, items can have small firing lines or develop crazing over time, which should not be seen as damage but as an imperfection of the maker's recipes, probably unknown at the time of making. Items have often been used for many years and can have normal signs of wear, and gilt can have signs of slight disintegration even if never handled. I will reflect any damage, repairs, obvious stress marks, crazing or heavy wear in the item description but some minor scratches, nicks, stains and gilt disintegration can be normal for vintage items and need to be taken into account. There is widespread confusion on the internet about the difference between chips and nicks, or hairlines and cracks. I will reflect any damage as truthfully as I can, i.e. a nick is a tiny bit of damage smaller than 1mm and a chip is something you can easily see with the eye; a glazing line is a break in the glazing only; hairline is extremely tight and/or superficial and not picked up by the finger; and a crack is obvious both to the eye and the finger. Etcetera - I try to be as accurate as I can and please feel free to ask questions or request more detailed pictures! DIMENSIONS diameter 23cm (9"), height 15.5cm (6")

Creator:

Minton (Maker)

Dimensions:

Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Diameter: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Style:

Victorian (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Porcelain,Molded

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

1780-1789

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1880

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. In excellent antique condition without any damage or repairs, some discolouration inside one bowl and light glaze lines on the underside of the foot of the other.

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: LT-MIN09a1stDibs: LU4805129391332

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Pottery is one of the oldest decorative art forms, and Minton is one of its historical masters. For more than 250 years, the English company was a premier producer of porcelain and ceramic wares. Its factory was known for detailed and brightly colored Victorian tableware, including dinner plates and serving pieces.

Thomas Minton founded the Minton factory in 1793 in Stoke-upon-Trent, England. It initially made earthenware but introduced bone china in 1798. When Minton died in 1836, the company passed to his son, Herbert Minton. The younger Minton was a savvy businessman with an eye for design. He introduced glossy majolica earthenware to the factory’s repertoire and hired skilled artists and designers like Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, boosting the company’s reputation.

In 1851, Minton debuted its majolica at the Great Exhibition in London. It became a royal family favorite and was even used to tile the Royal Dairy at Windsor Home Park. Minton majolica was also displayed on the monumental Saint George and the dragon fountain at the 1862 London International Exhibition.

Colin Minton Campbell, a nephew of Herbert Minton, took over the family business in 1858. He led the company to the head of the 1870s English art pottery movement. In the 1890s, French porcelain artist Marc-Louis Solon helped modernize Minton with his Art Nouveau designs.

Minton ceased operating as an independent company when it merged with Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. in 1968. It was the end of an era, but not the end of widespread appreciation for Minton ceramics.

In 1982, the ”English Majolica” exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum featured 75 Minton pieces. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened its British Galleries in 2020, it included a display of three colorful Minton majolica bird sculptures. Minton pottery was also on display from September 2021 to January 2022, along with other English pottery, at the Bard Graduate Center’s ”Majolica Mania” exhibition.

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