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A Very Fine Minton Porcelain Sèvres Style 'Rothschild Vase' C.1855
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A Very Fine Minton Porcelain Sèvres Style 'Rothschild Vase' C.1855

19th century
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A spectacular and rare Minton  porcelain vase c.1855. This form of vase was named by Mintons 'Vase Rothschild Perforated'. Many members of the Rothschild family, highly successful bankers, collected French porcelain. By using their name, Mintons intended to suggest the high quality of this piece. This vase was therefore intended to be bought by an affluent collector who wished to demonstrate his wealth with the showy display of porcelain in the French Style, and perhaps also to support a superb, contemporary English manufacturer. The Sèvres porcelain factory's artistic director Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847) had given Minton & Co. plaster casts from original moulds, which enabled them to make close copies of Sèvres wares. Mintons mastered the successful firing of an even ground colour on their bone china, especially of bleu celeste. This meant the company was able to make wares that were cleaner and crisper than Sèvres' own soft-paste porcelain. They also claimed their wares had 'whiteness and transparency...increased'.

Minton & Co.'s art director Léon Arnoux (1816-1902) joined the factory from France in 1849. He was deeply interested in the styles and techniques of historic French ceramics. French porcelain of the 18th century was collected by the rich and well-travelled such as the international banking family of the Rothschilds. Private collections such as theirs were studied by Mintons under Arnoux' direction. Presumably the Rothschilds gave permission for their name to be given to this Minton version of an 18th-century Sèvres vase triangulaire(a triangular vase of three bulbous parts attached to scrolled feet). It was probably painted by Thomas Allen (1831-1915), who trained at Stoke School of Art and the School of Design at Marlborough House, London, and specialised in painting in the French Style. Gilt Minton mark to the base along with callioute gilding.

Condition: Very good considering it's size, weight and age! A few hairline cracks running across the base which appear to be stable. These large vases are particularly rare now and this is a superb example of Minton at it's finest! 

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Height
30cm (11.81")
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Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Minton Rothschild Porcelain Vase to the Victorian era.

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SA1237197
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A spectacular and rare Minton  porcelain vase c.1855. This form of vase was named by Mintons 'Vase Rothschild Perforated'. Many members of the Rothschild family, highly successful bankers, collected French porcelain. By using their name, Mintons intended to suggest the high quality of this piece. This vase was therefore intended to be bought by an affluent collector who wished to demonstrate his wealth with the showy display of porcelain in the French Style, and perhaps also to support a superb, contemporary English manufacturer.
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The Sèvres porcelain factory's artistic director Alexandre Brongniart (1770-1847) had given Minton & Co.
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plaster casts from original moulds, which enabled them to make close copies of Sèvres wares. Mintons mastered the successful firing of an even ground colour on their bone china, especially of bleu celeste. This meant the company was able to make wares that were cleaner and crisper than Sèvres' own soft-paste porcelain. They also claimed their wares had 'whiteness and transparency...increased'.

fig 1. A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene.
fig 1. A Very Fine Minton Porcelain Sèvres Style 'Rothschild Vase' C.1855

Minton & Co.'s art director Léon Arnoux (1816-1902) joined the factory from France in 1849. He was deeply interested in the styles and techniques of historic French ceramics. French porcelain of the 18th century was collected by the rich and well-travelled such as the international banking family of the Rothschilds. Private collections such as theirs were studied by Mintons under Arnoux' direction. Presumably the Rothschilds gave permission for their name to be given to this Minton version of an 18th-century Sèvres vase triangulaire(a triangular vase of three bulbous parts attached to scrolled feet). It was probably painted by Thomas Allen (1831-1915), who trained at Stoke School of Art and the School of Design at Marlborough House, London, and specialised in painting in the French Style. Gilt Minton mark to the base along with callioute gilding.

fig 2. A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene.
fig 2. A Very Fine Minton Porcelain Sèvres Style 'Rothschild Vase' C.1855

Condition: Very good considering it's size, weight and age! A few hairline cracks running across the base which appear to be stable. These large vases are particularly rare now and this is a superb example of Minton at it's finest! 

Height
30cm (11.81")
Date of Manufacture

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Minton Rothschild Porcelain Vase to the Victorian era.

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SA1237197
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Archive I A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene.

A Very Fine Minton Porcelain Sèvres Style 'Rothschild Vase' C.1855

Archive II A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View II
Archive III A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View III
Archive IV A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View IV
Archive V A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View V
Archive VI A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View VII
Archive VIII A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View VIII
Archive IX A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View IX
Archive X A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View X
Archive XI A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View XI
Archive XII A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View XII
Archive XIII A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View XIII
Archive XIV A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View XIV
Archive XV A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene. View XV
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A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene.
A very fine Minton Porcelain Sèvres style 'Rothschild Vase' c.1855
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A Victorian Minton porcelain Sevres style vase featuring vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze, a reticulated lattice back, gilded Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene.
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  • ObjectVases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRococo Revival
  • MaterialPorcelain, Enamel, Gold Leaf
  • ColourTurquoise and Gold
  • MotifsReticulated lattice, Rococo scrollwork, Pastoral scene, Bleu celeste glaze
  • SizeH 30 cm (12 in)

This Victorian Minton porcelain 'Rothschild Vase' dates from around 1855 and follows the Rococo Revival style. The piece uses porcelain, enamel, and gold leaf, showing a vibrant turquoise bleu celeste glaze combined with extensive gilding. The triangular body stands on scroll feet, incorporating a reticulated lattice back panel, elaborate Rococo scroll mouldings, and a hand-painted central pastoral scene depicting a figure in a landscape. The structure includes a bulbous lower section with a small neck and opening, bordered by ornate gilded framing and white scrollwork accents. There are a few stable hairline cracks running across the base. The vase stands 30 cm high. Today, this decorative ceramic object suits placement on a mantelpiece or a display shelf within a formal living room, drawing room, or study. It brings a period French-chateau aesthetic to a tabletop or focal display area, serving as a striking focal point among traditional interior furnishings. Collectors of Victorian ceramics or 19th-century decorative arts will find it fits well within a curated cabinet or on a prominent surface where its hand-painted details and historic glaze techniques can be clearly observed.

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Developed in the nineteenth century, Sevres style porcelain refers to high-grade ceramic pieces created in imitation of or inspired by the eighteenth-century French Royal Porcelain Manufactory, often featuring rich turquoise grounds, gilded scrollwork, and hand-painted pastoral vignettes.

These vases were crafted from fine bone china or soft-paste porcelain, featuring hand-moulded scrollwork, intricate reticulated lattice piercing, individually painted enamel panels, and accentuation with burnished gold leaf gilding.

Authentic Minton pieces from this era typically display distinct impressed or painted factory marks, date ciphers, fine quality hand-gilding, and vibrant bleu celeste turquoise glazes that show precise technical execution without modern transfer printing.

Display the vase as a focal accent on a marble mantelpiece, a dark wood console table, or inside a lighted glass display cabinet to contrast ornate historical craft against clean modern lines.

Dust gently with a soft, dry microfibre cloth or camel hair brush; avoid soaking in water or using abrasive chemical detergents, as moisture and friction can degrade vintage hand-painted enamels and delicate burnished gold gilding.
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