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Rare 19 C. English Mintons Pâte-Sur-Pâte Porcelain Covered Vases, by Louis Solon
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A Highly Important and Very Rare Pair of 19th Century English Mintons Olive Green Ground Pâte-Sur-Pâte Porcelain Covered Moon-Flask Form Vases, Signed by Louis Solon.
These Mintons porcelain moon-flask form vases are executed in the pâte-sur-pâte technique on an olive-green ground. Each vase is signed by Louis Solon, the foremost pâte-sur-pâte artist of the 19th century. The large, double-sided form provides an expansive surface for intricate white slip relief decoration, featuring highly detailed classical scenes framed by ornamental borders. The vases exemplify Mintons’ finest achievements in porcelain artistry. Both vases decorated with 24k gold and platinum/white gold decorations.
The primary scenes depict classical female figures in elaborate compositions. One vase features a woman bending over a balustrade, framed by Corinthian columns supporting perched winged figures. The background is filled with finely detailed floral and foliage motifs. The other vase presents a female figure in motion, her arms outstretched as cherubs guide her descent from an architectural structure adorned with openwork tracery. The figures are executed with precise detailing in their drapery, facial expressions, and gestures.
The reverse sides of the vases continue the classical theme, depicting additional figures in complementary relief compositions. The decorative borders include elaborate scrollwork and floral elements, seamlessly integrated into the overall design. The pâte-sur-pâte technique, requiring the meticulous application and carving of successive layers of porcelain slip, is used to create depth and dimensionality in these compositions.
The vases are mounted on their original and highly detailed bases featuring pierced geometric motifs, scrolling patterns, and applied gilt accents. The bases are multi-tiered, with alternating bands of raised and recessed decoration, providing both stability and visual complexity. Each vase is topped with a domed cover, incorporating pierced elements and a flame-like finial with additional gilt and platinum/white gold embellishments. The scrolling gilt handles extend from the shoulder to the neck, framing the scenes and enhancing the overall structure.
Provenance: The Collection of Harry Harkness Flagler (1870–1952), president of the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York from 1914 to 1934, and his wife Anne Lamont (1870–1939). A similar vase (only one, and not a pair) by Mintons, decorated in pâte-sur-pâte by Louis Solon, is housed in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
England, Circa: 1880's
- Creator:Minton (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Louis XVI (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1880's
- Condition:Repaired: One base professionally restored. Wear consistent with age and use. Please inquire for more information on completed restoration.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU919543711062
Minton
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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