Lot Essay
Cf. G.A. Godden, Minton Pottery and Porcelain of the First Period 1793-1850 (1968), col. pl. VIII. c
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A pair of Minton 'Dresden-Style' pot-pourri vases and covers
CIRCA 1835
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A pair of Minton 'Dresden-Style' pot-pourri vases and covers
Circa 1835
Of baluster shape with scrolling outlines and each with two scrolling handles, painted with panels of exotic birds perched in branches and bouquets of flowers reserved within apricot and gilt borders on a blue-ground enriched with raised gilding, the pierced covers with putto finials (hairline cracks to vases, bases and covers, chips to putti's garlands, restored hairline cracks to vases)
18¼in. (46.5cm.) high (2)
Circa 1835
Of baluster shape with scrolling outlines and each with two scrolling handles, painted with panels of exotic birds perched in branches and bouquets of flowers reserved within apricot and gilt borders on a blue-ground enriched with raised gilding, the pierced covers with putto finials (hairline cracks to vases, bases and covers, chips to putti's garlands, restored hairline cracks to vases)
18¼in. (46.5cm.) high (2)