Live Auction 16828The Collector: Silver, 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art, Ceramics & Carpets
A PAIR OF MINTONS PORCELAIN PATE-SUR-PATE PEACOCK-BLUE BOTTLE VASES, 'L'APPAT Y LE BUTIN'
Lot 266

A PAIR OF MINTONS PORCELAIN PATE-SUR-PATE PEACOCK-BLUE BOTTLE VASES, 'L'APPAT Y LE BUTIN'

CIRCA 1876, GILT CROWNED GLOBE MARK, EACH SIGNED MLS FOR MARC LOUIS SOLON

Closed10 April 2018

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USD 18,750

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A PAIR OF MINTONS PORCELAIN PATE-SUR-PATE PEACOCK-BLUE BOTTLE VASES, 'L'APPAT Y LE BUTIN'
CIRCA 1876, GILT CROWNED GLOBE MARK, EACH SIGNED MLS FOR MARC LOUIS SOLON
Finely painted and hand-tooled in white slip with Cupid either dangling a heart on a string while casting a net or hauling a net full of hearts away, the sides painted in polychrome slip with planters of tall blue flowers and ivy
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) high

Specialist note

Completed between 11 February and 11 March of 1876, Solon's Illustrated Journal records, "Deux paire de vases...vers bleu..., L'appat y le butin." Solon worked on the present pair of vases, along with another pair of moon flask form entitled Cerf-volant, over the course of 5 days.