Hill & Co. Porcelain Neo Classical Ewer c.1857, Depicting The Nuptials of Paris and Helen

Height: 22cm (8.5inches)

The porcelain ovoid shape ewer with loop handle, the body decorated in transferware depicting the nuptials of Paris and Helen, above and below these designs Greek-style ornament, the handle terminating with a winged mask below. 

Hill Pottery Co. Burslem, Staffordshire, England, ca. 1861-67 formerly Samuel Alcock & Co.

Provenance: The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan Collection

This piece can be seen displayed on a cabinet in the dining room of Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan in the book  'The Best of Arts & Crafts', Author: Brian Coleman, Published: Schiffer, page 60.

Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan were pioneering collectors of 19th Century fine and decorative arts and this unique collection was a shared passion assembled over the course of a lifetime from the 1950s onwards. The collection was regarded and recognised as academically important, a number of bequests of both decorative and fine arts from the collection have been accepted by museums includingThe British Museum and the Ashmolean.

For a Hill Pottery Co Neo Classical style vase in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum see:

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O344309/vase-hill-pottery-co/

Nineteenth century European designers and manufacturers often used  archaeological discoveries. The simple lines and patterns of ancient Greek and Roman pottery were seen in various design incarnations and applications throughout the Decorative Arts of the 18th and 19th century.