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A Superb Garniture of Minton Porcelain 'Devonshire' Vases Decorated by Thomas Steel C.1835
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A Superb Garniture of Minton Porcelain 'Devonshire' Vases Decorated by Thomas Steel C.1835

19th century
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A superb Garniture of Minton Porcelain 'Devonshire' Vases c.1835. The campana shaped vases with acanthus leaf moulding, raised on four lion's paw feet which have been solidly gilded, each vase decorated with a finely painted panel of flowers on a marble ledge by Thomas Steel, reserved on an apple green ground, the sides and reverse decorated with raised paste, tooled gilding with neoclassical motifs by Thomas Till. 

Marks: + sign on a circle in gold to the base of each vase.

This shape is named design number 71 'Devonshire Vase' in the Minton Ornamental Design Book. 

Measurements: The pair of vases are 12 cm high and 8.5 cm wide - The central vase is 14.5 cm high and 10 cm wide. 

Condition: Very good with just one handle on the left hand vase with has been broken and re-stuck back in place. 

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Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Minton Porcelain Vase Garniture to the Regency era.

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A superb Garniture of Minton Porcelain 'Devonshire' Vases c.1835. The campana shaped vases with acanthus leaf moulding, raised on four lion's paw feet which have been solidly gilded, each vase decorated with a finely painted panel of flowers on a marble ledge by Thomas Steel, reserved on an apple green ground, the sides and reverse decorated with raised paste, tooled gilding with neoclassical motifs by Thomas Till. 
fig 1. A three-piece antique porcelain garniture set featuring green and gold gilded urns with hand-painted floral panels on pedestal bases with paw feet.
fig 1. A Superb Garniture of Minton Porcelain 'Devonshire' Vases Decorated by Thomas Steel C.1835

Marks: + sign on a circle in gold to the base of each vase.

This shape is named design number 71 'Devonshire Vase' in the Minton Ornamental Design Book. 

Measurements: The pair of vases are 12 cm high and 8.5 cm wide - The central vase is 14.5 cm high and 10 cm wide. 

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Condition: Very good with just one handle on the left hand vase with has been broken and re-stuck back in place.
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Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Minton Porcelain Vase Garniture to the Regency era.

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Archive I A three-piece antique porcelain garniture set featuring green and gold gilded urns with hand-painted floral panels on pedestal bases with paw feet.

A Superb Garniture of Minton Porcelain 'Devonshire' Vases Decorated by Thomas Steel C.1835

Archive II A three-piece antique porcelain garniture set featuring green and gold gilded urns with hand-painted floral panels on pedestal bases with paw feet. View II
Archive III A three-piece antique porcelain garniture set featuring green and gold gilded urns with hand-painted floral panels on pedestal bases with paw feet. View III
Archive IV A three-piece antique porcelain garniture set featuring green and gold gilded urns with hand-painted floral panels on pedestal bases with paw feet. View IV
Archive V A three-piece antique porcelain garniture set featuring green and gold gilded urns with hand-painted floral panels on pedestal bases with paw feet. View V
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A three-piece antique porcelain garniture set featuring green and gold gilded urns with hand-painted floral panels on pedestal bases with paw feet.
A superb Garniture of Minton Porcelain 'Devonshire' Vases decorated by Thomas Steel c.1835
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A three-piece antique porcelain garniture set featuring green and gold gilded urns with hand-painted floral panels on pedestal bases with paw feet.
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  • ObjectVases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleWilliam IV
  • MaterialPorcelain, Gold Leaf, Enamel Paint
  • ColourGreen and Gold
  • MotifsHand-painted floral panels, leaf-moulded rims, twin scroll handles, gilded paw feet

A three-piece garniture set comprises campana-shaped porcelain vases in the Regency and William IV style, dating from circa 1835. The porcelain carries an apple green glaze with extensive gold leaf and enamel paint. Each piece displays a hand-painted floral panel set upon a marble ledge, accented by acanthus leaf moulding, raised paste tooled gilding with neoclassical motifs, twin scroll handles, and square pedestals raised on four solid gilded lion's paw feet. The pair of smaller vases measures 12 cm high by 8.5 cm wide, whilst the larger central vase measures 14.5 cm high by 10 cm wide. Placement suits a prominent mantelpiece in a formal living room or drawing room to display decorative floral arrangements or stand alone as fine decorative porcelain. The set functions well arranged symmetrically on a surface to add a touch of grand Regency style to an interior scheme. Collectors of nineteenth-century British ceramics will find the pieces integrate easily into existing displays of period mantel garnitures and decorative porcelain.

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A garniture is a matched set of decorative porcelain vessels, historically arranged symmetrically across a mantelpiece, cabinet top, or sideboard in 18th and 19th-century European interiors.

English porcelain from this period typically utilized bone china or soft-paste porcelain, finished with hand-painted enamel botanical studies, burnished gold leaf gilding, and intricate moulded relief details.

Authentic pieces feature distinctive painted or impressed factory marks, high-precision enamelling often attributed to documented artists, rich mercury gilding, and period-correct square pedestal bases with paw feet.

Arrange the three-piece set symmetrically along a stone or marble fireplace mantelpiece, or position them together as a focal centerpiece on a dark timber console table or sideboard.

Dust gently with a soft dry brush, avoiding water submersion or chemical detergents, as moisture and friction can wear away delicate gilding and overglaze enamel paintwork.
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