Mandarin's Chatting Carlton Ware Vase
A Carlton Ware 'Mandarin's Chatting' baluster vase, circa 1932, pattern with design attributed to Violet Elmer, shape 443 until 1938. Depicting two figures chatting beneath a twisted tendril embellished tree upon a gloss black ground between rouge friezes, a rich enamel decorated floral border to the rim and scattered coloured leaves to the lower section, the interior with a light green lustre glaze; backstamp, impressed marks, painted numbers underside. Height 10.24 in.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Attributed - A cataloguing term where the item in the opinion of the cataloguers, is a of the period of the artist, craftsman or designer, and which probably in whole or part is the work of that person.
- Lustre Ware - Lustre decoration on ceramics is created by painting a thin deposit of metal oxide such as gold, silver or copper onto the surface, and then firing the item again, so that metal oxide forms a thin film on the surface. The finished effect is a shiny metallic surface. The technique was used in the 19th century by potteries such as Crown Devon, Grimwades, Maling, and Royal Doulton. However the best known use was by Wedgwood for its Fairyland lustre.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Carlton Ware (England), colourway - Rouge Royale colourway 202
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Carlton Ware (England), item types
- figurines 45
- vases and ewers 318
- Carlton Ware (England), patterns
- Elmer, Violet, England - Carlton Ware (England), designers 24
