A PAIR OF MINTONS PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE PEACOCK-BLUE GROUND VASES, 'THE CHASE'

DATE CYPHERS FOR CIRCA 1901, GILT CROWNED GLOBE AND IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, SHAPE NO. 1013, VARIOUS CYPHERS AND GILT K, SIGNED L. SOLON TO BOTH

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A PAIR OF MINTONS PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE PEACOCK-BLUE GROUND VASES, 'THE CHASE'
Date cyphers for circa 1901, gilt crowned globe and impressed uppercase marks, shape no. 1013, various cyphers and gilt K, signed L. Solon to both
Each of shield shape with upright wreath and ribbon handles, decorated in white slip with a putto in flight pursued by an amorous mate, one with a collar and leash; the other trailing a winged heart decoy, the waisted neck and socle enriched with raised gilt fronds, on a square base
12¼in. (31cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

See Joan Jones, Minton, The First Two Hundred Years Of Design & Production, Shrewsbury, 1993, p. 339 for a register of titled pâte-sur-pâte ornamental wares by Solon including an entry for the present pair in 1901.

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