Minton Secessionist Tubelined Vase, Circa 1900s

Description

If we didn’t know its history, this piece could have just as easily come from the pop-art era of the 1960s. But, in fact, it is early 1900s.  Rare English Minton Secessionist Tubelined vase, circa 1900s, with distinctive bold and vibrant glazes and tubelining emphasizing its highly stylized and abstract floral motif.

In excellent condition with no indication of damage or repair, this gorgeous Minton Secessionist Tubelined vase is fully marked. Made at Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. Created by John W. Wadsworth under the art directorship of Léon Victor Solon from 1901 to 1916.

This art pottery vase is decorated with an attractive polychrome Majolica (lead) glaze in the Art Nouveau style in a rich red, accented with olive green and ivory and a golden yellow interior. The vase measures 9-1/2 inches in height by 5 inches in diameter. A beautiful addition to anyone’s collection. About Minton Secessionist Ware. From about 1901 to 1916 Minton produced a range of pottery called Secessionist Ware, designed by John W. Wadsworth under the art directorship of Léon Victor Solon. The stylized floral and foliage designs constitute a major British contribution to the international style of Art Nouveau. However, Solon and Wadsworth named the collection after the leading European Art Nouveau grouping of the time, the Vienna Secession, whose first international exhibition had been held in Vienna in 1898. The use of industrial manufacturing methods meant the Secessionist range was more accessible to the popular market than other smaller studio or hand-made pottery.

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