Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honour.
Carrier-Belleuse, c. 1870
La Bacchante, 1863, Musée d'Orsay
Monument to André Masséna Nice, 1869
Hebe asleep, 1869 Paris, Musée d'Orsay
Mintons was a major company in Staffordshire pottery, "Europe's leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era", an independent business from 1793 to 1968. It was a leader in ceramic design, working in a number of different ceramic bodies, decorative techniques, and "a glorious pot-pourri of styles - Rococo shapes with Oriental motifs, Classical shapes with Medieval designs and Art Nouveau borders were among the many wonderful concoctions". As well as pottery vessels and sculptures, the firm was a leading manufacturer of tiles and other architectural ceramics, producing work for both the Houses of Parliament and United States Capitol.
Vase in coloured lead-glazed Victorian majolica, designed by Carrier-Belleuse, 1868.
Creamer, fluted Old Oval shape, c. 1797-1799
Creamer, Old Oval shape, c. 1800-1815
Teapot and stand, New Oval shape, c. 1800-1805