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Pair Staffordshire Pottery Lion Spill Vases, C. 1850.
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Pair Staffordshire Pottery Lion Spill Vases, C. 1850.

19th century
Sold 24 October 2026 · Philip Carrol Antiques
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Pair of Staffordshire pottery Lion spill vases, Thomas Parr factory,c. 1850. Well modelled as Lions, standing before trees, on shaped grassy mounds. The bases with a single gilt line.

Height – 17 cm, 6 5/8”.

Width – 12 cm, 4 3/4”.

Depth – 5 cm, 2”.

Condition – Excellent. No damage. No restoration.

Date of Manufacture

Philip Carrol Antiques has dated these Staffordshire Lion Spill Vases to the Victorian era.

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Pair of Staffordshire pottery Lion spill vases, Thomas Parr factory,c. 1850. Well modelled as Lions, standing before trees, on shaped grassy mounds. The bases with a single gilt line.

Height – 17 cm, 6 5/8”.

Width – 12 cm, 4 3/4”.

Depth – 5 cm, 2”.

Condition – Excellent. No damage. No restoration.

Date of Manufacture

Philip Carrol Antiques has dated these Staffordshire Lion Spill Vases to the Victorian era.

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Philip carrol antiques was established in 1983

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Archive I A pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire ceramic spill vases in the form of standing lions beside hollow tree trunks. SOLD24 OCT 26

Pair Staffordshire Pottery Lion Spill Vases, C. 1850.

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A pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire ceramic spill vases in the form of standing lions beside hollow tree trunks.
Pair Staffordshire pottery Lion spill vases, c. 1850.
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A pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire ceramic spill vases in the form of standing lions beside hollow tree trunks.
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  • ObjectSpill Vases
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialEarthenware, Ceramic, Glaze
  • ColourTerracotta, White, Green
  • MotifsMoulded lions, tree trunk spillholders, tree bocage details

This Victorian pair of Staffordshire pottery spill vases dates to circa 1850 from the Thomas Parr factory. Each earthenware piece depicts a standing lion positioned in front of a hollow tree trunk acting as a spillholder, set upon a shaped grassy mound with green bocage foliage details and a single gilt line along the white base. The glazed ceramic surface displays terracotta, white and green colourings, alongside hand-modelled facial features and textured manes. The height measures 17 cm, the width measures 12 cm and the depth measures 5 cm. These decorative mantelpiece items suit an English Country House interior aesthetic. Placed upon a mantelpiece or a side table, they serve both as functional spillholders and as ceramic sculptural ornaments. The clean glaze and undamaged condition allow the pair to integrate easily into traditional living spaces or display cabinets.

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Spill vases were decorative earthenware containers popular in nineteenth-century Britain, designed to hold thin wooden splints or rolled paper spill tubes used for lighting fires, candles, and pipes from a hearth.

These figures were typically press-moulded from earthenware clay, fired in kilns, and finished with lead glazes along with hand-painted overglaze enamel or lustre decorations.

Authentic nineteenth-century pieces usually exhibit press-moulding seams, a small air escape hole on the reverse or base, age-appropriate craquelure glaze, and a flat back designed to sit against a mantelpiece.

These historical figures function effectively when displayed as a symmetrical pair on a fireplace mantelpiece, arranged within a curated bookshelf vignette, or layered alongside contemporary ceramics.

Dust softly using a dry, natural-bristle brush, avoiding prolonged water immersion or abrasive chemical cleansers that could damage delicate overglaze enamels, painted details, or crazed glazes.
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