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Christopher Dresser Aesthetic Movement Persian-Style Ceramic Vase, c. 1880

Creator: Christopher Dresser (Attributed)
Offered by: Robert James Walsh & Company

Description
This English art pottery, Person-pattern vase is hand-decorated after a design attributed to Christopher Dresser. The terracotta-color, green, blue, gold, and lavender decorations are in the Aesthetic Movement taste, with a row of botehs, leaf-like figures being a prominent feature around the shoulder. The interior glaze is lavender in color, while the green top and terracotta-color bottom sections offset in a dramatic way the Persian blue shoulder band with its golden botehs and black vines along with gold and white dots. The boteh pattern is similar to the dominant pattern on Paisley shawls and many Persian rugs. The vase has wear typical of this textured type of pottery, as seen in some of the photographs. The signature on the base is obscure, but the vase was probably made in North Yorkshire, England at the Linthorpe Art Pottery, of which Christopher Dresser was Art Superintendent from 1879 to 1882.

More Information

Notes:	Obscure mark, but typical of his designs.
Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Ceramic
Condition:	Fair. Antique condition with several little beads missing, some usual scratches on surfaces
Creation Date:	1875-1890
Styles / Movements:	Aesthetic Movement, Persian, Victorian
Patterns:	Florals/Botanical, Textured, Tone on Tone
Dealer Reference #:	A211-06-PMBL
Incollect Reference #:	543786

Dimensions

H.	10 in;	Diam.	6 in;
H.	25.4 cm;	Diam.	15.24 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert James Walsh & Company is a thirty-year-old Vermont business dealing in antiques, art, and modernism. Robert Walsh, owner, is also an Accredited Member of Appraisers Association of America, as well as a respected consultant. We have participated in many international trade shows in the US and Canada.