Property from a North Carolina Collection
A MINTONS PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE PEACOCK-BLUE-GROUND VASE, CIRCA 1895
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October 21, 05:56 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a North Carolina Collection
A MINTONS PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE PEACOCK-BLUE-GROUND VASE, CIRCA 1895
decorated by Marc Louis Solon, incised signed L Solon, decorated in white slip with Cupid gardening, pouring a jar of water at the base of a tree, his tools laid beside him, the shoulder with a pale olive-green ground reserving a gilt-scale pattern, the reverse with a gilt-foliate-scroll medallion, crowned globe MINTONS marks in gold, incised shape number 2443, engraved 5018
height 8¾ in.
22.2 cm
Acquired by the parents of the present owner in the mid-20th century
In July 1895 Louis Solon spent four days working on a pair of peacock-blue-ground vases of this shape entitled "Sowing" and "Reaping". The present vase could possibly be one of those listed.