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

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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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