George White for Royal Doulton, large and impressive vase of…
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George White for Royal Doulton, large and impressive vase of ovoid form, hand painted with three females in diaphanous clothing being serenaded by a young man playing the aulos. The scene set in a classical garden landscape with waterfall and trees., signed. Height 79 cm. Further description: The top section with gilded lappets and scrolling handles centred by flower heads. The vase is raised from a swivelling pedestal base with a spreading gilded foot. Minor restoration to one handle. George white worked at Doulton & Co.in Burslem from 1885-1912 and was noted for his painting of classical figures and landscapes

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  • Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
  • Gilding - Gilding is a method of ornamentation whereby a thin sheet of gold metal is applied to items made of wood, leather, ceramics, glass and silver for decorative purposes.

    For furniture including mirrors, the sheet of gold is usually applied over a coating of gesso. Gesso is a mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying the gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. Over time parts of the gilding will rub off so the base colour can be seen. In water gilding, this was generally a blue colour, while in oil gilding, the under layer was often yellow. In Victorian times, gilders frequently used red as a pigment beneath the gold leaf.

    Metal was often gilded by a process known as fire gilding. Gold mixed with mercury was applied and heated, causing the mercury to evaporate, the long-term effect of which was to kill or disable the craftsman or woman from mercury poisoning. The pursuit of beauty has claimed many victims, not the least of which were the artists who made those pieces so highly sought after today.

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