Minton Secessionist Tubelined Vase, Circa Early 1900s

Description

Flower Power at its best! This is a Minton Secessionist Vase, tubelined in purple, white, and green.

Circa 1901 to 1916, when 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.