Minton painted parian ewer

Description

Minton painted parian ewer. Item 2024

The colours on this rare Minton parian ewer are still quite vibrant and the gilding very bright. The bottle shaped body is decorated with a hand painted neo-classical design featuring birds and fruiting branches. The condition is very good with a very small firing crack to the handle , and there has been a repair to the rim. The repair, which shows up as slightly discoloured in the photo, extends for approximately 50 mm, or 2 inches, to the left of the handle. There is also some minor loss of the gilding to the rim. The ewer stands 230 mm high and carries the date mark for 1851.