Monumental Minton Majolica Amphora Vase, 1879, Attrib. to Christopher Dresser

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Monumental Minton Majolica Amphora Vase, 1879, Attrib. to Christopher Dresser

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Monumental Minton Majolica Floor Vase, molded as a large Chinese bottle vase glazed in mottled green, brown, and black, banded in yellow, the interior glazed in pink, supported by an integral black glazed tripod base with three fierce beasts-head terminals heads above a central stylized flower, made to simulate an intricately carved and lacquered Japanese wooden stand. Impressed marks to reverse: 'MINTONS,' with date cypher for 1879, and design number '1014,' which corresponds to 'Vase, Chinese Tripod, Tall (M)' in the Minton Majolica Shape Numbers Books preserved in the Minton Archives and reprinted in Jones.* Almost certainly designed by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904), the world's first industrial designer and a luminary of the Aesthetic Movement, he also played a vital role in the development of Anglo-Japanese taste and design. Two colored drawings by Dresser of 'Chinese bottle vases' with integral stands are illustrated by Jones (p. 89), who explains the probable inspiration for Dresser's design: "The British Ambassador to Japan, Sir Rutherford Alcock, and avid collector of, and enthusiast for Japanese porcelain, was instrumental in organising the first major display of Japanese artifacts at the [London International] Exhibition of 1862 which was to have a tremendous impact on Western art." Christopher Dresser, a then young designer, attained permission from Sir Rutherford Alcock to make detailed drawings of the exhibits. This event and more particularly his visit to Japan in 1876 had a profound impact on Dresser. His design approach evolved in Japan and grew to include a full understanding of how his designs would be made, how they would be manufactured with integrity. In 1882 his seminal work was published, JAPAN: IT'S ARCHITECTURE, ART, and ART MANUFACTURERS. Dresser writes: "I firmly believe that the introduction of the works of Japanese handicraftsman into England had done as much to improve our national taste as even our schools of art and public museums, great as is the good they have achieved; for these Japanese objects have got into our homes, and among them we live." For thirty years we have been among the world’s preeminent specialists in fine antique majolica. BOOK REFERENCES: *1-Joan Jones, "MINTON: The First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production." Shrewsbury, England: Swan Hill Press, 1993, Appendix E, p. 349. Minton Ornamental Shapes (i.e., design numbers) listed in Appendix E, pp. 343-377. 2-Susan Weber et al., MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States 1850--1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Volume Two, p. 100. 3-Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, MAJOLICA, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey. New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Second Edition, 2002, p. 34. 4--Sotheby’s ENGLISH MAJOLICA FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. New York: Sale date March 11, 1997; Sale number: 6958, Lot number 293.

Creator:
Minton (Maker)
Attributed to:
Christopher Dresser (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Diameter: 50 in (127 cm)
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Majolica,Molded
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1879
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Banner Elk, NC
Reference Number:
Seller: BA22oyhst1stDibs: LU1302225471292