Very RARE Antique Minton "Poonah" vase with flowers pattern 1840's footed cup and saucer set transfer ware England in good condition with light wear to the red edge glaze and crazing on the saucer, no chips or cracks. The teacup has a spot where there is a defect under the glaze from the time it was made that I show in the photos. Blue maker mark with impressed Minton and date codes. I have other pieces that mix in with this pattern of various makers which I am listing as well today. Will be very well packed and insured when shipping. 


Poonah painting was a style popular in the 19th century in which "thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc in imitation of Oriental work" (Websters dictionary, 1913). 

Minton first introduced the POONAH pattern in the mid 19th Century, it proved to be popular and was rapidly copied by other manufacturers.


Minton reissued the pattern from around 1900, extending into the 50s. Originally Poonah ware had three firings in all, with the thick, top-decorated enamels being applied by hand, just before the third and final firing.


The original Poonah design incorporates a vase containing flowers.


Other manufacturers produced patterns called POONAH which were not the same as the original but contained certain elements of the design. 


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