A pair of Brocard dated enamelled two-handled flasks in the Islamic taste

EACH INSCRIBED BROCARD EMAILL PARIS 1872 TO BASES

細節

A pair of Brocard dated enamelled two-handled flasks in the Islamic taste
Each inscribed Brocard emaill Paris 1872 to bases
The tall necks with flared rims, the shoulders with short handles, densely decorated in red, blue, green, white and gilt with allover stylised geometric and foliage ornament, the centres painted in blue with an elaborate stylised mirror-monogram, probably AM, the handles and spreading feet with blue, red and gilt scale-pattern (one vase with repaired neck and handle, both with slight wear to enamels and gilding)
15 in. (39.4 cm.) high (2)

來源

Alfred Morrison (1821-1897)

拍品專文

These vases were undoubtedly commissioned by Alfred Morrison, the aesthete, scholar and collector whose '..houses at Fonthill and Carlton House Terrace, London, were full of rich Persian carpets, fine examples of Chinese porcelain, Greek gems and gold work, and miniatures, but he specially interested himself to seek out artistic craftsmen in all countries, and employed them for years in the slow and careful production of masterpieces of cameo-cutting, inlaying of metals, and enamelled glass' (The Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. XXII, Supplement, p. 1075, published 1901). Clive Wainwright, in his article 'Alfred Morrison: A Forgotten Patron and Collector', Grosvenor House Handbook (1995) notes that Owen Jones, architect, author of Plans, Elevations, Sections and Details of the Alhambra (1842) and more famously, the Grammar of Ornament (1856) designed the interiors of Morrison's homes in particularly exotic taste, intended to complement the collections: '..Morrison and Jones shared an admiration for the Islamic style..' He also draws attention to the distinctive AM monogram, which featured strongly both on commissions and on labels for objects in the collections.