{"product_id":"minton-porcelain-figural-candlesticks-enamel-flower-seller-c-1835","title":"Minton Porcelain Figural Candlesticks: Enamel Flower Seller, c.1835","description":"A very beautiful pair of Minton figural candlesticks on round bases with moulded scrolls and ornate gilt decoration on a white background decorated with applied flowers and leaves in bright enamel. Both figures are very finely modelled and beautifully decorated in enamel, with incredibly detailed patterns on the garments decorated in bright gilding. The girl is depicted as a flower seller, her apron decorated with individually designed flowers and leaves, and in her left hand she holds a small bouquet. Her male companion holds a basket of flowers and fruit under his arm and a flower in his right hand. Behind the figures are rococo candlesticks, very similar to those at Coalport, which are also inlaid with flowers and gilded details on a white background, including moulded and decorated ears of wheat.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nReferences: Minton Pottery \u0026amp; Porcelain Of The First Period 1793-1850 by Godden, page 104, the figures are fully described and attributed to design No. 192, dated c. 1835-36 and illustrated on plate 146. Also in Atterbury and Butkin's Minton's Dictionary, pp. 51.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe height of the figures is 22cm, the diameter of the base is 11cm. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition is very good: the male figure has virtually no visible defects, except for a minimal and almost imperceptible loss of enamel on the hat on the reverse side.\u003cbr\u003e\n The fingers of the girl's right hand have a slightly different shade than the fingers of the left hand, but this may be a firing defect.\u003cbr\u003e\nThere is a very thin small hairline crack on the base and two little noticeable hairline cracks on the top of the candlestick.\u003cbr\u003e\nOtherwise there are no visible defects.\u003cbr\u003e\nThere are a couple of small chips on some of the flowers, but these are very minor for jewellery of this type; they are in very good condition. Surface wear to the enamel and gilding is minimal.\u003cbr\u003e\nPlease examine the photos carefully - they are part of the description.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance.\u003cbr\u003e\nPlease note that shipping costs include labour, packaging and postage.\u003cbr\u003e\n","brand":"Gillers Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62886070026570,"sku":null,"price":2045.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1066\/5351\/6106\/files\/il_fullxfull.5324261725_qe58.jpg?v=1785925262","url":"https:\/\/gillersantiques.com\/products\/minton-porcelain-figural-candlesticks-enamel-flower-seller-c-1835","provider":"Gillers Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}