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Antique Lamps - Outstandingly Rare Minton Lamps

In 1793, Thomas Minton, now a master potter having just finished his apprenticeship with Josiah Spode as a copper plate engraver, opened his small Staffordshire pottery at Stoke-on Trent, the very heart of the English ceramic industry.  This small beginning was to grow into a major ceramic manufacturing company with an international reputation.

 

Everyone knows of the famous “Willow” pattern, but did you know that Thomas Minton is regarded as the one who first engraved this well known print!  Minton is said to have been inspired on hearing the old Chinese legend of the rich Mandarin’s young daughter eloping with his secretary.  As the pattern shows, the young lovers are pursued by the enraged father, however, the goddess of mercy, seeing the drama, turns the fleeing couple into swallows who fly away together.

 

Thomas Minton’s son, Herbert, (1793–1858), succeeded his father as head of the firm and to him was due its development and reputation as a leader of porcelain production.

In the 1820’s he started production of bone china.  This early Minton is regarded as comparable to French Sèvres, by which it was greatly influenced. 

 

Our Minton lamps shown were made in 1863 and are typical of the very high standards reached by this time.

 

An extremely rare pair of 19th century, English Minton vases as table

lamps. The lamps imitating the design of oriental water jars.

The lamps glazed in an even pale celadon with moulded and applied white porcelain “rope”. The necks of the lamps with a continuous band of open cut-work in the style of traditional Chinese window screens,

the lamp necks designed to allow the celadon glazed porcelain

to be viewed through the screens!

The lamps skilfully modelled to appear as if tied in white knotted rope.

The bases of the lamps with a continuous band of scrolling cut-work,

with evenly spaced round headed pegs as ties for the rope.

The lamps with gilded, turned, solid bronze bases and caps.

 

This stunning pair of lamps, the quality of which is self evident,

are in remarkable condition considering the complexity of the design.

 

In private correspondence with the UK Wedgwood/Minton museum, this

pair of lamps were described as “highly important”.

 

The shape was exhibited by Minton at the 1862 London International Exhibition where they were described as “a pair of vases, glazed celadon ground, rope festoons in white, perforated neck and perforated foot”.

The vase shape was registered in 1863 as “in the Chinese style”.

Overall height (including shades)   25"/63cm

 

 

The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co specialise in antique table lamp lighting with an on-line range of over 100 unique, antique and vintage lamps on view.

Lamps are shipped ready wired for the U.S, the U.K and Australia.

You are invited to visit their web site at www.antiquelampshop.com

 

© The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co 2009

 

 

 

About the Author

Maurice Robertson, principal of The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co , has had a lifetime’s association with antique porcelain and pottery,with his commercial experience spaning a period of 40 years,including as a valuer to the Australian Government’s Incentive to the Arts Scheme. His long experience with antique ceramics and glass also includes dealing with leading museums and numerous international private collections. He has extended his ceramics expertise into the quality table lamps seen on the company’s site, he is well known to local and international interior designers who have included many of his table lamps in their projects and has also supplied items of national interest to the official Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister.

Lamps for Interior Design – Shelley Porcelain

Shelley, is one of those names that most people with an interest in antiques and design find familiar.  Shelley is probably most famous for its productions of the period from 1910 – 1940.  This, of course, includes the exuberant period of design known as  “Art Deco”, however, we need to go back to 1862 to find the origins of this famous name.

Shelley Potteries started life as the Foley China Works at Fenton, Staffordshire, when Joseph Shelley became a partner in the firm.  Joseph Shelley progressed through the company and by 1910, the name "Shelley China" was being actively promoted, with the company name finally changing to Shelley in 1925.

Shelley continued in production until 1966 when it was taken over by Allied English Potteries, now part of The Doulton Group.  The Shelley Art Deco styles are considered about as high style as Art Deco period porcelain can be!

The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co have recently acquired a very rare, matched pair of English, Shelley porcelain lamps perfectly suited to the Art Deco interior design enthusiast, the lamps with an all-over “Burnt Orange” ground colour, so typical of this vibrant period of design.

 

With an overall height, including lampshades, of 25” / 64cm, these lamps show strong Japanese design influence with the orange ground decorated with elegantly drawn subjects of cranes in flight, the birds enameled in lustre green and black.  The lamps standing on bronze, custom made, square, stepped bases, enamelled in gloss black.

These are an outstanding pair of difficult to find, Shelley, Art Deco lamps.  Circa 1925.

Please remember that The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co ship lamps, ready wired for the U.S, the U.K and Australia.  You are invited to visit The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co’s web site at -

www.antiquelampshop.com

© The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co 2008

About the Author

Maurice Robertson, principal of The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co , has had a lifetime’s association with antique porcelain and pottery. From an early age he recalls picking up tea cups, looking for the mark on the base, discerning the maker.

His commercial experience spans a period of 40 years. This includes 25 years as an international specialist dealer for the gallery formerly known as "The Antique Porcelain Gallery", in Sydney’s Martin Place and as a valuer to the Australian Commonwealth Government’s Incentive to the Arts Scheme.

His long experience with antique ceramics and glass also includes dealing with leading museums and numerous international private collections.

He is also well known as a regular lecturer to ceramic societies, fine arts societies, he also consults to leading auction houses and has been a sought after contributor to magazines and journals with articles on antique ceramics.

Extending his ceramics expertise into the quality table lamps seen on the company’s site, he is well known to local and international interior designers who have included many of his table lamps in their projects and has also supplied items of national interest to the official Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister.

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