A MINTONS PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE OLIVE-GREEN GROUND REEDED TWO-HANDLED 'CAMEO AND STRAPWORK' VASE

CIRCA 1872-1880, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, MODEL NO. 1936, HH MONOGRAM FOR HENRY HOLLINS

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A MINTONS PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE OLIVE-GREEN GROUND REEDED TWO-HANDLED 'CAMEO AND STRAPWORK' VASE
Circa 1872-1880, impressed uppercase mark, model no. 1936, HH monogram for Henry Hollins
Of classical form with upright loop and lug handles, the trumpet-shaped neck painted in coloured slip with a chain link band flanked by anthemion and stiff leaf-tips, the center strap painted in the same palette with scrolling foliage, set with panels decorated in white slip with a band of frolicking putti reserved on black and with a single putto wielding a sling-shot, on a short flaring foot enriched with gilt
19in. (48.2cm.) high

Lot Essay

See Bernard Bumpus, Pâte-sur-Pâte, The Art of Ceramic Relief Decoration, 1849-1992, 1992, London, p. 221 for further discussion on the work of Henry Hollins. He is recorded at the Minton archive as an apprentice under Solon circa 1873. Noted works are also exhibited in Manchester City Art Gallery.

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