Minton,Hollins Co., \"Astra\" Ware Vase Art Deco c1920-1930\'s Era
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Minton,Hollins Co., \"Astra\" Ware Vase Art Deco c1920-1930\'s Era:
$315.00
*Minton,Hollins Co., \"Astra\" Ware Multi-Colored Glazed Vase. Art Deco Art Deco Era Made c1920-1930\'s. Signed & Marked On Bottom! EXCELLENT CONDITION! MEASURES: 3 3/4\" x 3 1/2\". PLEASE WAIT FOR Minton, one of the best known British manufacturers of ceramics has been in existence since 1793. It was founded by Thomas Minton but grew to its greatest popularity in the nineteenth century under the management of Herbert Minton and then, after his death, by his nephew Colin Minton Campbell.
The company was based in Stoke, but for a short time in the early 1870s also had premises in London known as the Kensington Art Pottery Studio. Although much fine work was produced at Kensington, the venture was not as financially successful as expected and after its destruction by fire in 1875 was not re-opened.
Mintons (the \'s\' was added in 1873) owed its success, particularly in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, to its extremely talented designers. Of particular note are Louis-Marc-Emmanuel Solon and his son Léon Victor Solon. Solon Snr. introduced the well known Mintons pâte-sur-pâte designs; a technique where decorations are built up with layers of slip and then applied to the pot before firing.
A subsidiary company, Minton Hollins, was set up in 1845 under the direction of Michael Daintry Hollins to manufacture tiles. In 1868 Hollins broke loose and the company continued quite independently until 1962. Successful artists and designers of the time produced designs for their tiles, including Walter Crane and Augustus Pugin, the designer of the British Houses of Parliament.
Minton art pottery ranges that are best remembered are \'Majolica ware\', not true Majolica but relief decorated porcelain with white slip under brightly coloured clear tin glazes, \'Secessionist ware\', during the art nouveau period, and \'Astra ware\'. Astra ware was a very successful and relatively inexpensive range introduced towards the end of the First World War and continuing until the 1930s.
The name \'Mintons\' is now owned by Royal Doulton, who continue to manufacture wares in the Minton style under that brand name.------------------ ------------------RETURN POLICY DETAILS: PLEASE READ! Please pay for items within 48 hours! We sell fine art and antiques and collectibles and are described in the listing and pictures are included which are part of the description. We are not a retail store and do not accept frequent returns or returns if a customer has buyers remorse or simply changes mind. We accept returns on items if different from the description or broken or damaged in shipping. If returned there is a small restocking fee of 30% to cover handling costs for restocking and reselling and warehousing.Items bought or won in sale are wrapped and packed and shipped out via Fedex or UPS or USPS after payment within 24 hours. Please ask any questions before offerding or making a offer. Almost all reasonable offers are considered so please make offers where stipulated.There are NO EXCEPTIONS! We can and do have payment plans on high end items!Thank you and have fun on your purchase or offerding!
Minton,Hollins Co., \"Astra\" Ware Vase Art Deco c1920-1930\'s Era:
$315.00