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Samuel Alcock Porcelain Vase, Maroon with Landscapes, Rococo Revival, ca 1840
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On offer is a beautiful porcelain vase made by Samuel Alcock circa 1840 during the Rococo Revival era. It has a maroon ground and a stunning landscape painting.
Samuel Alcock was one of the many potters in Staffordshire such as Spode, Coalport, H&R Daniel and many others during the 1830s and 1840s. Alcock spent his formative years working for the great Spode pottery and then set out to start his own factory. He was perhaps not the most well-known of potters but produced some very high quality wares and original designs, often standing out for their bright choice of colours and beautiful shapes.
The vase is decorated in bright carmine red with gilt and gorgeous hand painted landscapes on both sides. It is in perfect condition so can be used as a vase, but it also looks stunning on display. On the bottom you can see the pattern number 7530.
The Rococo style was originally a style of the 18th century. After the Baroque style, which was highly symmetrical and well-designed as it aimed to express the perfection of God, the Rococo style was a reaction that expressed the unpredictability and flow of nature. "Rococo" is derived from the French word "rocaille", which stands for a mass of pebbles that are self-organised in a completely unpredictable mess, for instance on the beach or in the mountains. Rococo moved away from the stranglehold that religion had on the arts: it was capricious, asymmetrical, charming and worldly. As Europe got mired in various wars between Germany, France and Britain, the general style got much more austere again and people embraced neoclassicism. But in the 1830s and 1840s, the seemingly unlimited fortunes of the Industrial Revolution sparked a revival of Rococo, once again creating natural shapes that are not symmetrical and don't particularly make rational sense. This beautiful vase is made in this style; nothing about it seems very sensible but it is beautiful and perfectly serves its purpose.
Condition report: The vase is in excellent antique condition with no damage and virtually no wear. There is no rubbing to the gilt. The handles have identical faint stress cracks (see last pictures); it is obvious that this was a design flaw that has played out over time, however the handles are completely stable and these lines don't seem to affect their strength or beauty. There is no crazing, nor are there any cracks; the vase therefore holds water.
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.
Dimensions: Height 28cm (11"), width (incl. both handles) 16cm (6 1/4").
- Creator:Samuel Alcock & Co. (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
- Style:Rococo Revival (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1840
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Excellent undamaged condition, no wear, a few insignificant small stress lines from production.
- Seller Location:London, GB
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