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- Sale 2078
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| Palm Beach
Dec 17 | 10:00 AM EST
Live
| Palm Beach
Sale 2078
| Palm Beach
| Palm Beach
Estimate$20,000 – $40,000
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Marc-Louis Solon (1835-1913) was the most celebrated pâte-sur-pâte artist in the world. The pâte-sur-pâte technique, a ceramic invention of the 19th century without precedent, involves building layers of ceramic slip into sculptural relief and fashioning them to produce an effect like antique cameo. Solon began working with this material after joining Sèvres in 1857, and by 1862 he was recognized as one of the leading pâte-sur-pâte artists in the manufactory, renowned for the technical achievements he had made. It would seem that Léon Arnoux, the innovative French art director at Minton, was eager to recruit Solon to his team of artists and designers during the 1860s; he would have been keen to develop the use of the pâte-sur-pâte technique not using porcelain, as employed at Sèvres, but the new Parian body which suited it even better. But it was not until after the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war and the evacuation of Sèvres in 1870 that Solon was to leave France. He joined Minton in September of that year, and was quickly established in his own workshop, with his own assistants. At the International Exhibition held in London in 1871, Minton's display included examples of Solon's pâte-sur-pâte which were highly commended. He spent the rest of his career at the factory and continued to experiment with bodies and colours, and to teach his assistants, some of whom became almost as adept as the master himself.
The vases are in sound structural condition and overall good appearance. The handles present no evidence of restoration and are intact. The pair retain rubbing to their gilt embellishments overall, in particular to the square foot and handles which display areas of flaking. One vase retains two areas/spots of slight discoloration to the celadon-ground glaze near where the handle meets the body of the vase. Please see condition photos.
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