Items Similar to Samuel Alcock Pair of Vases, Maroon, Emerald Green, Fruits, Flowers, ca 1831

Samuel Alcock Potpourri Vase, Green, Double Cover, Landscape, Flowers, ca 1835

Samuel Alcock Porcelain Plate, Maroon with Flowers, Regency, ca 1825

Samuel Alcock Rare Porcelain Vase, Wave Edge, Continuous Fine Landscape, ca 1826

Samuel Alcock Writing Desk Set Coalbrookdale Porcelain Encrusted Flowers, ca1830

Samuel Alcock Porcelain Basket, Rococo Revival, Maroon, Flower Reserves, ca 1835

Samuel Alcock Footed Porcelain Sauce Tureen, Maroon with Flower Sprays, ca 1842

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 16

Samuel Alcock Pair of Vases, Maroon, Emerald Green, Fruits, Flowers, ca 1831

Name: Samuel Alcock Pair of Vases, Maroon, Emerald Green, Fruits, Flowers, ca 1831
Brand: Samuel Alcock & Co.
Price: 1076.97 AUD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (44 reviews)

About the Item

This is a pair of beautiful small vases in the "shell and scroll" design with elaborately moulded rim picked out in gilt. One vase is maroon with elegant gilding and a beautiful flower posy in the front reserve, the other is emerald green with slightly different gilding and a group of fruit in the front reserve. Pattern: 1/2021 and 1/3337 Year: ca 1831 Size: 12cm tall (4.75”) Condition: some light rubbing and light crazing; no damage and still good for use Provenance: The Murray Pollinger Collection This pair is part of the Murray Pollinger Collection of Samuel Alcock Porcelain. The Samuel Alcock factory was operative in Staffordshire between 1822 and 1856, after which it was bought by Sir James Duke and Nephews. The factory started as a partnership between the young Samuel Alcock and the older Ralph Stevenson, who provided the factory and capital. Alcock quickly took the factory to great heights, building one of the biggest factories of its time. Alcock jumped on the new Rococo Revival fashion and served a huge new middle class market. The reason we now don't hear much about Samuel Alcock porcelain is that much of it has been mis-identified over the years and attributed to Coalport, Ridgway, Rockingham or others; Alcock did not mark any of his porcelain save a few rare pieces, and the numbering system is difficult to understand. However, the wares are still wide spread and many are of great quality. Murray Pollinger was a passionate collector of Samuel Alcock porcelain. He was known as a true gentleman, impeccably dressed, always kind and modest - even some of his porcelain collecting friends had no idea about the size and importance of his collection. From the mid 1980s until shortly before his death in 2022 he collected many thousands of pieces and painstakingly catalogued them. He also went on trips to Staffordshire to discover the history of Samuel Alcock from whatever little documentation has been preserved. Through his painstaking work, Pollinger was able to make sense of the pattern numbering system that was used, and this was a huge step forward in identifying and understanding the porcelain. A website with the results of his research will be made availabe over the course of 2023. While he sold off about half of his collection in 2016, the remaining half is now made available to a new generation of collectors. 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. Etcetera - I try to be as accurate as I can and please feel free to ask questions or request more detailed pictures!

Creator:

Samuel Alcock & Co. (Maker)

Dimensions:

Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Width: 1 in (2.54 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Style:

Regency (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Porcelain,Hand-Painted

Place of Origin:

England

Period:

1820-1829

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1825

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use. some light crazing and wear, no damage or repairs and good for use.

Seller Location:

London, GB

Reference Number:

Seller: MP-ALC1221stDibs: LU4805140927562

$750 / set

Free Shipping

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

1851 Great Exhibition 'Wisdom and Providence' Pitcher by Samuel Alcock

$1,200 Sale Price

20% Off

Pear Shaped Meissen Vase with Cover and Vines with Flowers and Fruits

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful early 19th century pear shaped Meissen covered vase with raised fruits, vines and flowers. The vase is finely hand painted with pink ...

Category

Antique 1870s German Rococo Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Pear Shaped Meissen Vase with Cover and Vines with Flowers and Fruits

$4,856

Antique Meissen Porcelain Vase with Hand-Painted Flowers, Ca 1900

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Antique Meissen porcelain vase with hand-painted flowers. Purple and gold decoration. Ca. 1900. Measures: 19.5 x 11 cm. In excellen...

Category

Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen Porcelain Vase with Hand-Painted Flowers, Ca 1900

$560 Sale Price

20% Off

Antique Meissen Porcelain Vase with Hand-Painted Flowers, Ca 1900

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Antique Meissen porcelain vase with hand-painted flowers. Purple and gold decoration. Ca. 1900. Measures: 18.5 x 11 cm. In excellen...

Category

Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meissen Porcelain Vase with Hand-Painted Flowers, Ca 1900

$560 Sale Price

20% Off

Meissen Snake Handle Vase With Flower Boquet Painting, by Leuteritz, Ca 1880

By Ernst August Leuteritz, Meissen Porcelain

Located in Vienna, AT

Very large double snake handle vase in baluster form on a mounted funnel-shaped stand, handles in the form of coiled snake pairs raised on the side, white and cobalt blue base, fine ...

Category

Antique 1880s German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Meissen Snake Handle Vase With Flower Boquet Painting, by Leuteritz, Ca 1880

$6,866

Important Pair of Meissen Porcelain Filigree Vases with Raised Flowers

By Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

A Highly Important pair of Museum Quality Louis XV Period 18th century Meissen Porcelain filigree openwork vases with a medially of flowers and vined leaves. This is truly an excepti...

Category