970 Antique Pair Minton Staffordshire Porcelain Vases Centerpieces Birds Turquoise

Stunning Example of a Pair of English Minton Porcelain long stem twin handle cups or vases of outstanding quality, firmly attributed to Artist James Edwin Dean (1863-1935). 

Each central oval reserve exquisitely hand painted with an exotic Bird perched in a tree branch with a raised gilt surround on a turquoise ground.  Circa third quarter of the Nineteenth Century.  

Condition: Good condition for such an early pair with no losses, no discoloring anywhere. Puce base mark MINTONS below a crown. Back views are plain. 

Height: (entire as image one) 8" (20.25cm). Diameter: (at top rims) 4” (10.25cm).  

Pair €1225.00