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A fine Minton pâte-sur-pâte vase by Louis Solon, circa 1895-1900 image 1
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Lot 413

A fine Minton pâte-sur-pâte vase by Louis Solon, circa 1895-1900

17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A fine Minton pâte-sur-pâte vase by Louis Solon, circa 1895-1900

Of flattened shield shape, small ring handles at the neck, set on an elaborately moulded integral foot, decorated in pâte-sur-pâte onto the turquoise ground with Cupid standing on a pedestal with his arms outstretched, attended by a lady in diaphanous robes, signed L Solon, the reverse with a bird escaping from a jar, the neck decorated with coloured slips in Art Nouveau style, 26.6cm high, printed mark in gold, impressed mark and partially indistinct date code (tiny patches of wear to gilded highlights only)

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A pair of Solon vases of the same form from the Minton Museum Collection was sold by Bonhams, 5 October 2004, lot 48

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