A PAIR OF MINTONS PATE-SUR-PATE PEACOCK-BLUE AND IVORY-GROUND VASES AND COVERS
A PAIR OF MINTONS PATE-SUR-PATE PEACOCK-BLUE AND IVORY-GROUND VASES AND COVERS

CIRCA 1900, GILT CROWNED GLOBE MARKS AND IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK TO ONE, BOTH WITH SHAPE NUMBER 1013 AND SIGNED A.(LBOIN) BIRKS

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A PAIR OF MINTONS PATE-SUR-PATE PEACOCK-BLUE AND IVORY-GROUND VASES AND COVERS
CIRCA 1900, GILT CROWNED GLOBE MARKS AND IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK TO ONE, BOTH WITH SHAPE NUMBER 1013 AND SIGNED A.(LBOIN) BIRKS
Each of shield shape, the narrow neck flanked by upright ribbon-tied wreath handles, finely painted and hand-tooled in white slip with a quatrefoil panel of either a putto tied to a tree branch with multiple arrows aimed at his heart; or with a putto jumping rope above burning hearts pierced by arrows, within gilt surrounds and floral swags, the reverse enriched with pendants, on striated socle and square bases
14¼ in. (36.1 cm.) high (4)

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Alboin Birks is listed as one of the top decorators at Mintons working in pâte-sur-pâte circa 1876-1937.

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