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Large Early 19th Century Minton Porcelain Centrepiece Vase

Name: Large Early 19th Century Minton Porcelain Centrepiece Vase
Brand: Minton
Price: 95636.55 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (39 reviews)

About the Item

Large early 19th century Minton porcelain centrepiece vase English, c. 1835 Height 65cm, width 22cm, depth 22cm Beautifully made by Minton in around 1835, the centrepiece depicts numerous motifs such as the elements, animals, and figurative art. Three finely gilt putti stand around the central tree trunk. All are beautifully detailed with aspects such as fabric texture or fruit detailing easily recognisable. Together they support a gadroon bowl decorated with a plethora of details. It is hand-painted with alternating bird and flower scenes separated by bands of gilt caillouté. The rim above is ornately gilt and moulded. The domed cover placed on the vase is painted with a band of flowers. Above is a band of gilt caillouté on a dark navy ground, creating a cohesive design throughout the piece. Further acanthus leaf detailing is moulded onto the lid, above which is a flame-shaped gilt finial. The vase as well as the putti are standing on a square pedestal base, each of the four sides painted with genre scene vignettes. These are surrounded by scrolled, gilt frames. Around the paintings is a sea of gilt caillouté, making the pastel-coloured artworks stand out. The base is supported by four Rococo style dolphins. A square-shaped base with further gilt foliate decoration carries the weight of the whole centrepiece. In Minton’s 1831-1842 estimate book, the centrepiece (named as design 159) alongside an ornate candelabra (design 160) is the most expensive piece listed. Its price was £14 6s 6d and was described as a ‘Large Table Ornament’. The exceptional quality and skill of artists working at the Minton manufactory are showcased in this piece, one which would make a magnificent decoration in the appropriate setting. Provenance: The Godden Reference Collection, Christie's London, sale 12 October 1987, Lot 252. Illustrated in: - Geoffrey A Godden, Minton Pottery and Porcelain (1965), col. pl.VII and pl.105, by Paul Atterbury and Maureen Batkin - The Dictionary of Minton (1990), p.53 - By Joan Jones, Minton (1993), p.81

Creator:
Minton (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 25.6 in (65 cm)Width: 8.67 in (22 cm)Depth: 8.67 in (22 cm)
Style:
Rococo (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Gilt,Hand-Crafted,Hand-Painted
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Early 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
c. 1835
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
London, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 174561stDibs: LU956336468632

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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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