Doulton Lambeth & Rix Patent vase, 14" tall

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Offered for sale at No Reserve is a large, well-decorated Doulton vase, manufactured under Patent agreement with the firm of Rix, circa 1887. Given the short-lived partnership between Doulton and Rix, very few "Rix" pieces come to market, and fewer still are as large or as lavishly decorated as this one. A rudimentary search of the results from the better English pottery auctions will serve as testament to this fact. The vase itself is 14" tall, 17" in diameter at its widest point, 3" wide at the mouth, and 4" across at the base. Aside from a harmless, 1" firing crack at the dead center of the underbase (done in its manufacture), this piece is free of all cracks, chips, and/or restorations. It is pristine throughout, and quite substantial. The base shows the usual jumble of Doulton's internal control markings & stamps, the unique corporate hallmark of Doulton/Rix, and the artist's cypher. (Any input as to who this artist is would be greatly appreciated, and if the artist is identified, that info will be posted to this ad text upon receipt.) T are also present several cyphers (?) that are too lightly inscribed to be read easily. Both Doulton/Rix stamps were lightly brushed with harmless, washable powdered graphite in an attempt to bring better contrast. Hopefully, this will help our viewers to better see the information tin. As to decor, please refer to the photographs as an integral part of the ad's formal description. In person, I must say that overall the colours on this vase are a bit more vibrant and have greater contrast than suggested by our pictures. The twining, banded panels are replete with near-3 dimensional birds, and the unique patchwork patterns in the dividing panels are very pleasing in their colour variations. The precise beadwork borders and changes in apparent depth from one band to the next is quite pronounced. The foot of the vase is nicely carved in a relief 'dart' border, as well. All told, a splendid piece of Doulton's history, a rare English pottery variant as clean & crisp as the day it was manufactured, some 121 years after the fact. (Naturally, additional photos are available upon request. Please include your email address when requesting additional images.) If my arthritis is in agreement, and allows me to engage in prolonged data entry (via my one-fingered, hunt-n-peck method), then I expect that the items listed tonight will be augmented over the next few days by lovely, vintage exemplars from Vienna Bronze & Mssr. Bergman, Tiffany Studios, Gorham, Shreve, Asprey, Handel, Carlton Ware, Royal Doulton's Kingsware line, Rookwood potteries, Parker, Hukin & Heath, Randall, Port Dundas, Stickley, and many other quality craftsmen & makers from decades past. Have a look whenever time permits...you won't be disappointed ! Finally, we are privileged to be helping a client liquidate a profound collection of Single Malt Whisky, with some of these sealed bottlings ranging all the way back into the late 1800's. T is a lovely selection of 100-point wine mixed in, too, so names like Springbank, Ardbeg, Bowmore, Macallan, Highland Park, Chivas Brothers, Port Ellen, Laphroaig, and Glenlivet are currently sharing cellar space with Petrus, Lafitte Rothschild, Greenock Creek, Screaming Eagle, Marquis Philips, and more. All told, t are a combined 400 to 450 of top-notch bottles ready to be sold as "Collectibles" over the next few weeks, under all applicable auspices set forth for such items by eBay, so if such things strike your fancy, then please --- watch this space ! We accept PayPal, Bank Wires, Bank Cashier's Checks, and Postal Money Orders as payment. Delivery address must be in agreement with address on file with PayPal, no exceptions. In the cases of Bank Checks, USPS Money Orders, and/or Bank Wires being utilised in making payment, please understand that item(s) will ship only after payment is verifiably cleared as "Funds Collected" by our bank. Also, at the direct request of our clients (and in this instance, our Cons... read more

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