Antique English Minton Porcelain Cabinet Plates of Birds Signed by William Mussil, a Set of Six

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Minton Porcelain Cabinet Plates of Birds,
Signed by William Mussil,
Set of Six,
Circa 1880.

Minton porcelain plates painted by … Read more Minton Porcelain Cabinet Plates of Birds,
Signed by William Mussil,
Set of Six,
Circa 1880.

Minton porcelain plates painted by Mussil who was considered by some to the finest Bird Painter the ceramics world had seen at the time he painted these lovely plates of Birds in Landscape setting along with rich Gold Gilt borders.

Signature: William Mussil.

The Plates are fully marked on the back Mintons as well as for the fine New York Retailer Gilman, Collamore & Co..

Mark: some plates with script G4210.

Dimensions: 9-1/2 inches wide

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William Mussill was an Austrian-born painter of botanicals, birds and animals, known for collections issued as annual publications and his decorative arts designs. His work was informed by his keen observations of nature and graceful sense of style. He also produced boldly-painted ceramics, first for Sevres, and later for Minton, the leading British manufacturer of fine china during the 19th century. His work for Minton is widely admired and collected today. He also trained other Minton artists such as Louis Bilton.
(http://www.georgeglazer.com/prints/nathist/botanical/mussill.html)

Davis Collamore & Co. was a high-end New York City importer of porcelain and glass, headed by Davis Collamore (7 October 1820 - 13 August 1887).
The firm, rivals to Tiffany & Co. and Black Starr & Frost, commissioned designs from Copeland Spode and Thomas Minton Sons, that featured hand-painted details over transfer-printed outlines and often rich gilding. Porcelain by Haviland, Royal Worcester, and Villeroy & Boch also appear with the firm's stamped underglaze marks integrated with the manufacturers.

Davis Collamore was among the first to recognize the beauty and value of American-made cut glass and also offered Rookwood Pottery, for which they were the representatives at the Exposition Universelle, Paris 1889.

Davis Collamore, born in Scituate, Massachusetts to a family that had been settled there since 1639, was the youngest of twelve children. At the age of sixteen he moved to New York City to be employed by his brother Ebenezer, an importer of glass and china, at 171 Broadway, with a residence near St. John's Park. In 1842 he established his own business, at 595 Broadway.

His brother Gilman Collamore (1834-1888) came to join him in 1854.

Gilman established his own business in 1861. Gilman Collamore & Co., in premises at 731 Broadway in 1861, then occupied premises in Union Square before taking two storeys of showrooms in The Wilbraham, a fashionable block of bachelor flats at Fifth Avenue and 30th Street, that opened in 1890; about 1920 new premises were constructed for the firm at 15 East 56th Street.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Collamore_%26_Co.)

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