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Pair Turquoise Vase Christopher Dresser Minton Bamboo Design circa 1879
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Large pair of Turquoise-glazed earthenware vases designed by Christopher Dresser for the Minton manufactory, dated 1879. Each vase is shaped as a stylised turquoise bamboo, with raised relief decoration and a deep turquoise glaze characteristic of late 19th-century Orientalist design. The restrained yet refined aesthetic reflects Dresser’s visionary approach, as a leading figure of the Aesthetic Movement and early industrial design.
Both pieces bear impressed Minton marks, including the date cypher for 1879. There are glaze chips to the surface of both vases, some of which have been restored. Each vase has a crack, and one has an old chip to the base rim. These signs of age remain consistent with the period and do not detract from the strong decorative presence of the pair.
An excellent example of Christopher Dresser’s fusion of modern form and natural inspiration in collaboration with Minton.
- Creator:Minton (Manufacturer),Christopher Dresser (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 13.98 in (35.5 cm)Diameter: 7.09 in (18 cm)
- Style:Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:19th century
- Condition:Refinished.
- Seller Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: AE2060/021stDibs: LU4694145124772
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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