w.t. Copeland Spode Ginger Jars Pair Pink Roses Gilt English Antique Porcelain

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…. We slipped over to Nantucket just before the season descended — quiet streets, raw wind off the harbor, and … Read more …. We slipped over to Nantucket just before the season descended — quiet streets, raw wind off the harbor, and a summer house sale at a grand old shingle cottage whose contents were being dispersed to the world. This pair was among them.
The form is the classic ovoid ginger jar: round-shouldered, generous in hand, each fitted with its original domed lid. The decoration is a study in restrained luxury — full-blown pink cabbage roses set against gilded leaves and sweeping chinoiserie scrollwork in warm gold on an ivory-white ground. The interior of each neck banded in bright burnished gold.
W.T. Copeland & Sons — the direct successor to Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, and one of the great names in English ceramic history. Retailed through Gilman Collamore & Company, Fifth Avenue, New York, the city's most distinguished purveyor of fine porcelain for over a century. Someone bought these properly, and someone kept them well.
Both lids present and matched. Sold as a pair.
Dimensions: 6"H × 6" diameter (approx.)
Maker: W.T. Copeland & Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, England
Retailer: Gilman Collamore & Co., Fifth Avenue, New York
Style: Victorian English Porcelain
Material: Hard-paste porcelain with hand-applied gilt
Condition: Very good antique condition. Minor gilt wear consistent with age.
Provenance: Distinguished private estate collection, Nantucket See less