Doulton and Slaters Patent Jardiniere circa 1890
Current Bid: | £300.00 |
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Total Amount: | £372.00 |
Number of Bids: | 4 |
Location: | United Kingdom |
Highest Bidder: | User 1403 |
Auction Start: | 27/09/23 19:30:00 UTC |
Auction Ending: | 15/10/23 20:58:00 UTC |
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Doulton and Slaters Patent Jardiniere circa 1890
A Doulton Jardiniere of squat form, the body tapering sharply towards the base with a short slightly flaring neck, decorated with a fabric derived design, the brown biscuit body with an impressed floral design over which are applied gilt flower heads and carefully modelled strands of lotus in blue and aubergine enamel, a band of light blue beads at the top and the interior glazed in dark blue, the base unglazed and with a series of impressed marks including ‘Doulton Lambeth’.The Doulton factory began production in 1815, first at Vauxhall and later moving to Lambeth. In 1882 it opened an additional factory at Burslem, Stoke on Trent in the centre of the English pottery. Known at first mainly for utilitarian works it began to develop decorative wares more extensively in the 1860s and soon gained a reputation for its distinctive designs. As the mark indicates, this piece was made at the Lambeth factory and the absence of ‘England’ in the Doulton mark, which has the typical design of interlocking ‘D’ at its centre, indicates that it dates to before 1891. The decorative technique, employing impressed designs was known as ‘Chine’ ware and protected by the patent ‘Doulton and Slaters Patent’ which is clearly marked underneath. Pieces of linen, lace, net or other fabrics were pressed onto the unfired soft clay shortly after potting, leaving a corresponding pattern behind. This piece has elaborately modelled lotus strands in addition as well as gilt flower heads, an unusual combination which does not seem to often occur. On the base are found stamped numbers and letters which should indicate the pattern number and artist decorator but it has not been possible to identify these accurately. Dating though is confirmed and this was clearly a deluxe item amongst the range of pieces produced at that time.
Size: | Top Diam 8.5cm, Diam (max) 31cm, Base Diam 13.5cm, Ht 22cm |
Weight: | 5.17kg |
Date: | 1890 |
Condition: | Perfect condition with no damage or restoration |
Estimate: | £500 – 800 |