Minton Secessionist Art Nouveau Pair of Tubelined Vases, early 1900s

Description

Exceptional, stylish, and extremely scarce pair of Minton Secessionist Art Nouveau tubelined art pottery vases dated to the early 1900s. These antique pottery vases stand on a wide round stepped foot and are a tapering cylindrical shape with a round trumpet rim. Decorated with stylized shield-shaped tubelined patterns repeated around the body, with centers set with colored jewels. Both are hand-painted in blue, red, and white glazes set within a dark green tubelined border and against a brighter green ground. As is common with these pieces, the glazes have run down over the patterning and over the foot rim in places. One vase has a printed Minton mark in black along with ‘No 1’ and both have incised marks partly obscured by glaze. Height: 11.82″, Diameter at widest point: 4.83″.

Provenance. Originally acquired from the UK art market. In great condition with light wear associated with age.