RARE PAIR 19th. C. MINTON \"PATE-SUR-PATE\" WALL MOUNTED PLAQUES w/ CANDELABRA
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RARE PAIR 19th. C. MINTON \"PATE-SUR-PATE\" WALL MOUNTED PLAQUES w/ CANDELABRA :
$2850.00
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THIS LISTING IS FOR A LOVELYPAIR OF 19th CENTURYMINTON\"PATE-SUR-PATE\" PLAQUES MOUNTED IN GILT BRONZE WITH CANDLESTICKS.
SIGNED BY MINTON ARTIST RICHARD BRADBURY WITH HIS TRADEMARK MONOGRAM AND DATED 1891. THE SET FEATURES TWO SOFT WHITE INDIVIDUAL CHERUB SCENES AGAINST A DARK MAUVY-PLUM BACKGROUND. THE PLAQUES ARE SET IN NICE GILT BRONZE HANGING MOUNTS WITH 2-LITE CANDELABRA FRONTS.
PORCELAIN PLAQUES MEASURE 10\" LONG AND 7\" WIDE.
CANDELABRA MOUNTS MEASURES 13\"LONG AND 11\"WIDE (AT CANDLEHOLDERS).
THE PAIR ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR FLAWS TO THE PORCELAIN PLAQUES. THE GILT METAL FRAMES ARE ALSO IN VERY GOOD CONDITION SHOWING NORMAL SIGNS OF WEAR COMMENSURATE WITH AGE (SEE PHOTOS). NO OTHER NOTED FLAWS.
HISTORY:
PATE-SUR-PATE IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST ARTISTIC DECORATIVE STYLE USED IN PORCELAIN DECORATIONIN THE 19th CENTURY.
PATE-SUR-PATE WAS AN ELABORATE AND EXPENSIVE METHOD OF DECORATING PORCELAIN WHERE AN APPLIED TRANSLUCENT CAMEO-LIKE IMAGE WAS BUILT UP BY THE APPLICATION OF MANY THIN COATS OF PORCELANEOUS SLIP. THE TECHNIQUE WAS DEVELOPED IN THE LATE 1840\'s AT THE FAMOUS SEVRES FRANCE FACTORY. THE TECHNIQUE WAS INTRODUCED TO ENGLAND IN 1870. MINTONPRODUCED FABULOUS EXAMPLES OF PATE-SUR-PATE DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF THE 19th CENTURY.
RICHARD BRADBURY WAS THE LAST REMAINING ARTIST PRODUCING PATE-SUR-PATE FOR MINTON. HELEFT THE MINTON FACTORY FOR MILITARY SERVICE DURING THE WAR.
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RARE PAIR 19th. C. MINTON \"PATE-SUR-PATE\" WALL MOUNTED PLAQUES w/ CANDELABRA :
$2850.00