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The International Exhibition: group of articles by Messrs. Minton and Co., 1862. 'The central object...is one of a pair of vases of considerable magnitude, supported on a group of four Parian Cupids, the ribbons and drapery...are bordered with matted gold. The upper and lower portions of the vase are of the deep Sevres blue, to which is applied massive gold ornament, parts of which are matted, while other parts are burnished. The handles, which consist of spirally-coiled snakes, are also of mat gold...The Renaissance figures...are allegorical of Summer and Autumn - Summer having a bundle of green com and Autumn the wine-ewer. They are wrought in Parian china...The little vase to the right is one of a pair on which is represented the Seasons. The ground is turquoise and the ornament raised gold...The vase to the left has a celadon ground, and the grasses, wild flowers, and flies which are wrought upon it are raised or embossed...The central smaller vase is one of a pair, and the subject...is "Time Rescuing Truth from Envy and Jealousy."...The little tazza is a very beautiful object...Conventionally-treated storks jut out from the pedestal...In all the works by the Messrs. Minton there is great purity of treatment and richness of painting'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: group of articles by Messrs. Minton and Co., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)