20th Century
Decorative Arts

Minton Secessionist Large Jardiniere dated 1904
The bulbous form decorated with an Art Nouveau stylised flower design of white, purple and sand colours on a pale blue background.

Minton Secessionist pieces were generally designed by John Wadsworth with some of the early pieces designed by Louis Solon (who left the factory in 1903). It was a successful range, many smaller pieces were affordable, although the large Jardinieres and stands were relatively expensive. Many patterns were repeated on several shapes and turn up fairly frequently although some pieces were decorated with one off designs. I have never seen this particular design before suggesting it could have been a "Friday Piece” whereby decorators were sometimes given free reign to decorate a piece.
Small 3cm hairline to the rim, no other damage or restoration, some light overall crazing to the glaze and some light staining to the lower section which doesn’t detract.