Lot 12

Overall condition good. No visible repairs.


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The collection of the late Patricia Begg, OAM
Bonhams, 2002
The Minton Museum, Stoke-upon-Trent.

Marc-Louis Solon perfected the Pâte-sur-Pâte technique and was for most of his working life the leading exponent of the technique. Solon was born in France in 1835 and from an early age developed a considerable talent for art. The Franco-Prussian War of 1870 led Solon to flee his native country and seek refuge in England, where he established contact with Colin Minton Campbell of Mintons Ltd,
Staffordshire, so Solon he joined a small continental community when he settled in Staffordshire. To meet the demand for pâte-sur-pâte he was assigned English apprentices. There ensued a golden age of pâte-sur-pâte in Stoke-on-Trent stretching into the early years of the 20th century. Solon died in 1913.