Pair of Tucker Vases

This is something special - a pair of vases made by the Tucker factory which was located in Philadelphia in about 1830. The Tucker factory, one of the first successful porcelain factories in the US, was established by William Ellis Tucker in 1826 at Center Square, the site of Philadelphia’s current City Hall. William Tucker died in 1830 after which his brother Thomas Tucker oversaw the day-to-day operations and design while investors like Judge Joseph Hemphill and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were able to provides the funds. They produced porcelain that rivaled popular European porcelain of the same date. The factory closed in 1838. The pair is quite typical in terms of shape and each vase has a hand painted sepia colored landscape scene to the front including buildings and a person, gold trim to the edges but my favorite part is the hand painted rose buds to the back with its leaves surrounded by their typical gilding. Just superb pieces and to have a pair is extremely rare! The vases are in great condition with some minor firing flaws to the paste aand the typical wear to the gilding but no chips, cracks, restorations, etc. The glaze of the piece have the typical light hint of blue to them which gives it a slightly blue translucency when you shine a light through them. You can see similar pieces in the Philadelphia museum of Art which has the largest collection of Tucker & Hemphill porcelain. Each vase is about 6.25 inches tall with a diameter of 5.75 inches. Neither piece is marked which is the norm. Please email me for more information or other pictures.