Antique Rare Opalescent & Gold Gilded Lusterware Porcelain Vase Set Rarest of!!

Description: LUSTERWARE Unique Opalescent & Gold Gilded Porcelain Vase Set Rarest of!!These were purely decorative and today command high prices because of their historical connections. Delicate lustre imitating mother-of-pearl was produced by Wedgwood and at Belleek in the mid-century, derived from bismuth nitrate.Under the impetus of the Aesthetic Movement, William de Morgan revived lustrewares in a manner drawing from lustred majolica and Hispano-Moresque wares, with fine, bold designs.In the United States, copper lusterware became popular because of its lustrousness. Apparently, as gaslights became available to the rich, the fad was to place groupings of lusterware on mirror platforms to be used as centerpieces for dinner parties. Gaslights accentuated their lustrousness.[Depending on the concentration of gold in the lustrine compound and the under slip on which it was applied, a range of colour's could be achieved, from pale rose and lavender, to copper and gold. The gold lustre could be painted or stenciled on the ware, or it could be applied in the resist technique, in which the background was solidly lustred, and the design remained in the body color. In the resist technique, similar to batik, the design was painted in glue and size in a glycerin or honey compound, the lustre applied by dipping, and the resist washed off before the piece was fired.Must buy both, as it's a set. Only ones ever seen in Opalescent!!

Price: 300 USD

Location: Chandler, Arizona

End Time: 2025-01-06T00:00:16.000Z

Shipping Cost: 20.75 USD