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Late 19th Century Antique 1862 Minton International Exhibition Jeweled Turquoise Plates- Set of 2
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"Pair of two Minton plates, circa 1862.
Provenance : Jerome Schottenstein Estate, Columbus Ohio. Jerome was was an American entrepreneur …
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"Pair of two Minton plates, circa 1862.
Provenance : Jerome Schottenstein Estate, Columbus Ohio. Jerome was was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founder of Schottenstein Stores Corp. The Schottenstein family were Lithuanian immigrants who began an extensive business empire in the late 19th Century. Schottenstein Stores owns stakes in DSW and American Signature Furniture; American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB360 Capital Partners, over 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes and furniture. It also holds an ownership interest in American Eagle Outfitters, Wehmeyer in Germany, Cold Stone Creamery and The Mazel Company.
These superb quality Minton plates are from a dessert service shown at the International Exhibition of 1862 in London.
The plates testify to the enduring influence of 18th Century Sèvres on the tastes of Victorian high society. The designs are far from being mere copies, however; while there are recognisable Sèvres elements, they are arranged in entirely new and delightful ways.
On the rim are four imitation cameo heads of classical deities en grisaille on a red-brown ground, within oval reserves wreathed in laurel. The profiles are individually painted; compare, for instance, the winged helmeted heads of Hermes/Mercury and you will spot subtle differences. The cameo devices, used here for the first time by Minton, derive from the celebrated Sèvres dinner and dessert service commissioned in 1777 by Catherine the Great for her lover, Prince Grigory Potemkin. Each dish, bowl, cup and plate of the spectacular tour de force that nearly bankrupted Sèvres featured painted imitation cameos of deities and mythological scenes. In Russia, it is known as the Cameo Service.
The Sèvres cameos too interrupt a band of turquoise-tinted sky blue, the famous Sèvres bleu celeste, but there the resemblance between the two services ends. The Minton panels are embellished not with heavily gilt and tooled acanthus scrolls, but with bright and joyous festoons of enamelled summer flowers and leaves, with a cabochon pendant in the centre and pink ribbons at either end, all framed in a Greek-key chain of raised gold. The wells of the plates have outer bands of tiny gilt scrolls.
In the centre, in place of the crowned monogram of Empress Catherine II, one finds trophy-type circular medallions enclosed in laurel wreaths. Painted en grisaille, on the same red-brown ground, are instruments of war and music. The martial example contains a shield, bow, quiver and two loose arrows. The other roundels show wind instruments, as well as a tambourine, bagpipe, stringed lyre and sheets of music.
The bases of our plates are impressed with MINTON and date codes for March or April of 1862, just before the 1st May opening of the international exhibition in London. There are two further marks of interest, the pattern number, A5325, and the ‘ermine’ mark. The Stoke-on-Trent City Archives, who now own and administer the Minton Archive, have found an entry for the pattern number in the original Minton pattern books. The entry is dated 22nd May 1860 and there is also an artist’s image of the design, showing musical instruments in the centre. The painted ermine mark is an arrowhead and three dots, and is indicative of Minton’s desire to emulate the pâte tendre of Sèvres before it switched to making hard paste.
In his book Minton Pottery & Porcelain of the First Period, Geoffrey Godden said of the ermine mark, ‘It was used to denote a special soft glaze into which the fired enamel colours would partly sink during firing, resulting in the soft mellow appearance of painting found on the highly desired old Sèvres porcelain.
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- Dimensions
- 9.75ʺW × 1ʺD × 9.75ʺH
- Styles
- Victorian
- Period
- Late 19th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Porcelain
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Turquoise
- Condition Notes
- Good overall, wear and distressing commensurate with age and use, one edge chip; light wear to gilding Good overall, wear and distressing commensurate with age and use, one edge chip; light wear to gilding less
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