Mintons (British), two Art Nouveau secessionist-style... Lot 36

Mintons (British), two Art Nouveau secessionist-style twin-handled earthenware vases 1901-1908, printed factory marks, England, various impressed marks with indistinct date codes and pattern numbers 3379 and 3440 respectively Each moulded with raised outline, one with red flowers and the other with a bifurcated neck and yellow flowers, coloured and covered in a clear glaze 23 cm and 29 cm high respectively (2) (restoration to one side of neck of bifurcated vase) Vase with pink flowers: a tiny nick to the glaze on the inside of the neck. A few specks and glaze shrinkage to the glaze, particularly around the raised outline and with some abrasions. Natural wear and crazing to glaze in keeping with age. A few firing blemishes to underside and natural wear to base. Restoration to one side of neck of the bifurcated vase. Also, a tiny nick to the glaze on the other side. Some firing flaws to underside of base. A few specks and bubbles in the glaze. Natural wear and crazing to glaze in keeping with age.