Lot 594: A pair of Keeling and Co. Losol Ware Magnolia pattern earthenware vases 22cm tall

An English earthenware pair of bottle vases produced in Burslem, Staffordshire, designed in the Chinoiserie style to emulate cloisonne enamel. Each piece is formed with a bulbous body tapering to a slender neck with a slightly flared rim. The decoration features a mottled cobalt blue ground with large central panels containing hand-painted floral sprays of peonies in shades of red, yellow, and purple, alongside scrolling green foliage and a pheasant-like bird with golden plumage. A smaller floral sprig is positioned on the neck, which is topped by a sepia-toned scroll and pendant border at the rim. No Chinese reign marks are present. The underside of each vase features a printed blue mark with the cursive text Losol Ware above a crown device, followed by MAGNOLIA, KEELING & Co LTD, BURSLEM, and ENGLAND. A hand-painted green pattern number 5301 and a green character R are also visible, along with a faint impressed number 101. This mark was used by the factory between approximately 1912 and 1936.