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A Grainger's Worcester Pâte-sur-pâte Vase, Kate Locke, Circa 1891
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A Grainger's Worcester Pâte-sur-pâte Vase, Kate Locke, Circa 1891

19th century
Description

Grainger & Co. Worcester porcelain vase of ovoid form with gilt snake handles, decorated with Pâte-sur-Pâte decoration, attributed to Kate Locke, circa 1875. Museum-quality exhibit.

Decorated with relief floral designs on a base the color of pale primrose. On the underside of the foot is an embossed shield presumably with the initials GGW for Grainger & Co. Worcester. The pattern number is 636.

Dimensions:

Height: 18.5 cm

Greatest width: 10.3 cm

Minimal, barely noticeable loss of gilding on the rim. Otherwise, in excellent antique condition without any signs of cracks, loss of enamel, paint, or gilding.

Grainger's vases decorated in the technique of Pâte-sur-Pâte are kept in the best museums of the world, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/771044.).

Such vases are difficult to find for sale, and if they appear, it is only at the best world auctions, such as Bonhams (https://www.bonhams.com/auction/20942/lot/1459/a-pair-of-fine-grainger-and-co-worcester-pate-sur-pate-decorated-porcelain-ovoid-vases-with-gilt-snake-handles-attributed-to-kate-locke-circa-1875/ ) and Christie's ( https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4594175).

Collectors hunt for such rarities and are ready to pay the appropriate price for them.

Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance. It is important to note that shipping costs include labor, packaging, and postage.

Declaration

Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this Pate-sur-pate Porcelain Vase to the 1870s.

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Worcester porcelain vase of ovoid form with gilt snake handles, decorated with Pâte-sur-Pâte decoration, attributed to Kate Locke, circa 1875.
Gillers Antiques Ltd

Museum-quality exhibit.

Decorated with relief floral designs on a base the color of pale primrose. On the underside of the foot is an embossed shield presumably with the initials GGW for Grainger & Co. Worcester. The pattern number is 636.

fig 1. A blush pink porcelain vase featuring white pate-sur-pate fern foliage decoration and two gilded serpent handles.
fig 1. A Grainger's Worcester Pâte-sur-pâte Vase, Kate Locke, Circa 1891

Dimensions:

Height: 18.5 cm

Greatest width: 10.3 cm

Minimal, barely noticeable loss of gilding on the rim. Otherwise, in excellent antique condition without any signs of cracks, loss of enamel, paint, or gilding.

fig 2. A blush pink porcelain vase featuring white pate-sur-pate fern foliage decoration and two gilded serpent handles.
fig 2. A Grainger's Worcester Pâte-sur-pâte Vase, Kate Locke, Circa 1891

Grainger's vases decorated in the technique of Pâte-sur-Pâte are kept in the best museums of the world, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/771044.).

fig 3. A blush pink porcelain vase featuring white pate-sur-pate fern foliage decoration and two gilded serpent handles.
fig 3. A Grainger's Worcester Pâte-sur-pâte Vase, Kate Locke, Circa 1891

Such vases are difficult to find for sale, and if they appear, it is only at the best world auctions, such as Bonhams (https://www.bonhams.com/auction/20942/lot/1459/a-pair-of-fine-grainger-and-co-worcester-pate-sur-pate-decorated-porcelain-ovoid-vases-with-gilt-snake-handles-attributed-to-kate-locke-circa-1875/ ) and Christie's ( https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-4594175).

fig 4. A blush pink porcelain vase featuring white pate-sur-pate fern foliage decoration and two gilded serpent handles.
fig 4. A Grainger's Worcester Pâte-sur-pâte Vase, Kate Locke, Circa 1891

Collectors hunt for such rarities and are ready to pay the appropriate price for them.

Please study the accompanying photographs carefully as they form an integral part of this description. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance. It is important to note that shipping costs include labor, packaging, and postage.

Date of Manufacture

Gillers Antiques Ltd has dated this Pate-sur-pate Porcelain Vase to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1083075
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A Grainger's Worcester Pâte-sur-pâte Vase, Kate Locke, Circa 1891

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A blush pink porcelain vase featuring white pate-sur-pate fern foliage decoration and two gilded serpent handles.
A Grainger's Worcester Pâte-sur-Pâte Vase, Kate Locke, circa 1891
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A blush pink porcelain vase featuring white pate-sur-pate fern foliage decoration and two gilded serpent handles.
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  • ObjectVases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPorcelain, Gold Leaf
  • ColourBlush Pink
  • MotifsSerpent handles, Fern foliage, Relief slip decoration, Gilded rims

This Victorian porcelain vase takes an ovoid form with a slender neck, a flared mouth, and a round foot. The body wears a pale blush pink glaze, set with white pâte-sur-pâte relief slip decoration of fern foliage and delicate floral stems. Two gilded serpent handles rise up the shoulders, while the rim and the base edge carry thin gold leaf lines, accompanied by minimal gilding loss on the top rim. The height measures 18.5 cm and the greatest width measures 10.3 cm. Created in the Victorian period, the piece works well displayed on a mantelpiece or a side table in a living room, study, or hallway. The underside carries an embossed shield with the initials GGW alongside pattern number 636, showing attribution to Kate Locke for Grainger and Co. Worcester around 1875. The porcelain exhibits no cracks, enamel loss, paint loss, or further gilding wear beyond the rim.

Pate-sur-pate, translating from French as paste-on-paste, is a decorative ceramic technique where liquid clay slip is built up in translucent layers onto an unglazed surface, creating a low-relief design before firing and glazing.

These pieces were typically constructed from fine porcelain or bone china bases, decorated with suspensions of white liquid clay slip, and frequently finished with metallic gilding using gold leaf or liquid gold preparations.

Authentic examples feature impressed or printed factory marks on the base, often accompanied by date codes, artist initials, or shape numbers specific to the Royal Worcester or Grainger & Co factories.

Position the object individually on a neutral mantelpiece, console table, or display cabinet shelf where targeted illumination highlights the textural relief work and gilded handles.

Dust gently with a soft microfibre cloth or dry soft-bristled brush, avoiding abrasive cleansers, chemical solvents, or immersion in water that could degrade the raised slip decoration and gilding.
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