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A pair of Mintons pâte-sur-pâte vases and covers: "Carpet" 1900
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- height 10 3/8 in.
- 26.2 cm
each decorated in white on a brown ground, by Marc Louis Solon, signed L. Solon, on one on the front with a young boy laying down a carpet and on the reverse with a heart tied within a wreath above a column, and on the other on the front with a young girl stepping across flowers strewn on the ground, and on the reverse with a signpost, gilt printed factory mark, year cypher and incised shape number 3257.
Condition
Good Condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A pair of vases of this form, decorated in 1900, is listed by Joan Jones, Minton: The First Two-Hundred Years of Design and Production, p. 339, in her list of titled pâte-sur-pâte ornamental ware by Solon, under the title 'Carpet'.