The International Exhibition: group of articles by Messrs. Minton and Co., 1862. 'The central one of a pair of vases of considerable magnitude, supported on a group of four Parian Cupids, the ribbons and bordered with matted gold. The upper and lower portions of the vase are of the deep Sevres blue, to which is applied massive gold ornament, parts of which are matted, while other parts are burnished. The handles, which consist of spirally-coiled snakes, are also of mat Renaissance allegorical of Summer and Autumn - Summer having a bundle of gr
The International Exhibition: group of articles by Messrs. Minton and Co., 1862. 'The central one of a pair of vases of considerable magnitude, supported on a group of four Parian Cupids, the ribbons and bordered with matted gold. The upper and lower portions of the vase are of the deep Sevres blue, to which is applied massive gold ornament, parts of which are matted, while other parts are burnished. The handles, which consist of spirally-coiled snakes, are also of mat Renaissance allegorical of Summer and Autumn - Summer having a bundle of green com and Autumn the wine-ewer. They are wrought in Parian little vase to the right is one of a pair on which is represented the Seasons. The ground is turquoise and the ornament raised vase to the left has a celadon ground, and the grasses, wild flowers, and flies which are wrought upon it are raised or central smaller vase is one of a pair, and the "Time Rescuing Truth from Envy and ;...The little tazza is a very beautiful storks jut out from the all the works by the Messrs. Minton there is great purity of treatment and richness of painting'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.
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