A pair of Mintons pâte-sur-pâte pink-ground vases and covers 1896

each decorated by Alboin Birks, signed A.B, in white slip with a brown-ground oval panel depicting a cupid playing a violin or flute in a landscape, the reverse with a similar oval panel of musical trophies, all within tooled gilt foliate borders suspending a circular blue-ground trophy panel on either side, printed gilt crowned MINTONS globe marks, impressed MINTONS and date cyphers, incised shape numerals 3071.

There is some very minor, occasional rubbing to the gilding along the footrim and the stem of the vase. One vase has a very short (approximate 1/8-inch) haricrack running down the rim edge. Otherwise in good condition.
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