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A Pair Of Regency Bottle Coasters

Stock No

5313

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2015
  • £495.00
  • €579 Euro
  • $619 US Dollar

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Item Description

A fine pair of Regency period papier mâché bottle or decanter coasters. Black, decorated with a wonderful, timeless, almost modern pattern. Probably made by Henry Clay at his London Factory around 1820.
dia: 5 1/4 inz x 1 7/8 ins
Papier mâché in England began in 1772 when Henry Clay applied for a patent for heat resistant panels of laminated paper; initially known as Paper Ware. This was a further development of the French papier mâché which they had been making since the seventeenth century. Clay’s trade card announced that he was 'Japanner in ordinary to his Majesty and to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales'. In 1816, having sold his Birmingham manufactory to Jennens & Bettridge, Clay moved to London where he continued to produce his fine papier mâché until 1860.

 

Item Info

Seller

WALPOLES

Seller Location

London, London

Period

19th Century

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

London, London

Item Location

United Kingdom

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+44 (0)207 7275263

+44 (0)7831 561042

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