Lot Essay
A closely related pair of turquoise cloisonné vases by Elkington were sold, Sotheby's, Olympia, 27 February 2003, lot 11 (£5,000 hammer).
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BY ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1870
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THREE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASES
BY ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1870
Two vases with removable brass oil lamps with 'straw-glass' chimneys, each with Japonisme decoration depicting birds and floral arrangements, the blue vase signed 'Elkington & Co', stamped to the underneath 'ELKINGTON & CO' and numbered '343' and '334/A'
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high; 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) diameter, excluding fitments
BY ELKINGTON & CO., BIRMINGHAM, CIRCA 1870
Two vases with removable brass oil lamps with 'straw-glass' chimneys, each with Japonisme decoration depicting birds and floral arrangements, the blue vase signed 'Elkington & Co', stamped to the underneath 'ELKINGTON & CO' and numbered '343' and '334/A'
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high; 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) diameter, excluding fitments
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
The Fine Art Society, The John Scott Collection: Modern English Design from the 1860s and 1870s, London, 2014, no. 71 (a close variant of the turquoise vase).
The Fine Art Society, The John Scott Collection: Modern English Design from the 1860s and 1870s, London, 2014, no. 71 (a close variant of the turquoise vase).
A closely related pair of turquoise cloisonné vases by Elkington were sold, Sotheby's, Olympia, 27 February 2003, lot 11 (£5,000 hammer).