Vase
Basket
Maker & role
Coalport (estab. 1796, closed 1926), Manufacturer
Production date
circa 1830-circa 1835
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Measurements
1 - Floral-encrusted basket, H: 19 x W: 18 x L: 25cm (H: 190 x W: 180 x L: 250mm); 2 - Floral-encrusted basket, H: 19 x W: 18 x L: 25cm (H: 190 x W: 180 x L: 250mm)
Production notes
These baskets are of a type usually described as ‘Coalbrookdale’ and they are usually unmarked, as is this pair. This type of ornamental ware with applied flowers was made by the Coalport factory (as well as other factories in England and Europe) from around 1820 – 1850 in imitation of mid-18th century Meissen and other Germanic porcelains, although no direct copies are known to date. Some Coalport and Minton may have been influenced by gold anchor period Chelsea porcelain . The earliest manifestation of these wares in the 19th century have smaller flowers and show more white porcelain. It is during the later Regency, William IV and early Victorian times that the larger flowers and darker grounds come to the fore, although after the 1840s the quality declines. This is not true in the case of this pair where the flowers are well made and the painting is lively.
Credit line
Purchase, 2005
Vaucluse House Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Vaucluse House Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
Pair of bone china baskets with floral decoration, circa 1830 - circa 1935
Description
Pair of Coalport floral encrusted baskets, c. 1830-35, in Rococo Revival taste. The sides and handle of each basket, painted with a deep Mazarin blue ground, support applied, finely crafted porcelain flowers – dahlias, ranunculus, convolvulus, roses of various types and passion flowers. The baskets have a Wentworth provenance and their date and style suggests that they may have once been part of the furnishings of the Vaucluse House drawing room.
These baskets are of a type usually described as ‘Coalbrookdale’ and they are usually unmarked, as is this pair. This type of ornamental ware with applied flowers was made by the Coalport factory (as well as other factories in England and Europe) from around 1820 – 1850 in imitation of mid-18th century Meissen and other Germanic porcelains, although no direct copies are known to date. Some Coalport and Minton may have been influenced by gold anchor period Chelsea porcelain . The earliest manifestation of these wares in the 19th century have smaller flowers and show more white porcelain. It is during the later Regency, William IV and early Victorian times that the larger flowers and darker grounds come to the fore, although after the 1840s the quality declines. This is not true in the case of this pair where the flowers are well made and the painting is lively.
These baskets are of a type usually described as ‘Coalbrookdale’ and they are usually unmarked, as is this pair. This type of ornamental ware with applied flowers was made by the Coalport factory (as well as other factories in England and Europe) from around 1820 – 1850 in imitation of mid-18th century Meissen and other Germanic porcelains, although no direct copies are known to date. Some Coalport and Minton may have been influenced by gold anchor period Chelsea porcelain . The earliest manifestation of these wares in the 19th century have smaller flowers and show more white porcelain. It is during the later Regency, William IV and early Victorian times that the larger flowers and darker grounds come to the fore, although after the 1840s the quality declines. This is not true in the case of this pair where the flowers are well made and the painting is lively.
Accession number
V2005/1-1:2
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