Hicks & Meigh Porcelain Spill Vase, Flowers in Purple Reserve, Regency ca 1818

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Hicks & Meigh Porcelain Spill Vase, Flowers in Purple Reserve, Regency ca 1818

About the Item

This is a beautiful spill vase made by Hicks, Meigh & Johnson (often simply called Hicks & Meigh) around 1818. Hicks & Meigh was one of the many china factories in early 19th Century Staffordshire, alongside potters such as Spode, H&R Daniel, Minton, Wedgwood, Davenport and Coalport (which was actually just over the border in Shropshire). They may be one of the lesser known potteries of that era, but they made some very high quality tea and dinner wares. They operated between 1807 and 1822. Spill vases were used for match sticks to kindle the fire. Match sticks in 1820 weren't what they are today: they were short hand-cut sticks of wood and came in bundles. Everyone had a "spill vase" on the mantle piece or on a little side table next to the fire, so that the fire could be kindled at any moment, or the match would be used to light the candles. This little spill vase stands on three claw feet and has a nice lobed rim, It is painted with rich gilt decorations on one side, and a stunning purple reserve with abundant flowers on the other side. Both gilding and flowers have been painted by an exceptionally skilled hand. The vase is unmarked, as is normal for this period, except the pattern number 395, which dates it to about 1818. Condition Report The vase is in perfect antique condition without any damage, repairs, or crazing, except a very faint glaze hairline on the underside, which does not go through the porcelain. Both the painting and the gilding are in beautiful condition. The vase is slightly sagging; this happed in the kiln during the firing process. 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. Dimensions 13cm (5") high and 8.5cm (3.3") diameter.

Creator:
Hicks & Meigh (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Diameter: 3.3 in (8.39 cm)
Style:
Regency (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
1810-1819
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1818
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In excellent antique condition.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: A-HIC051stDibs: LU4805126810362