A fine pair of Regency period papier mâché bottle or decanter coasters. Black, decoarted with gold flowers and moths or butterflies.
Probably made by Henry Clay at his London Factory around 1820.
dia:5 1/8 ins x 1 3/4 ins.
Papier mâché in England began in 1772 when Henry Clay applied for a patent for heat resistant panels of laminated paper; initially known as Paper Ware. This was a further development of the French papier mâché which they had been making since the seventeenth century. Clay’s trade card announced that he was 'Japanner in ordinary to his Majesty and to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales'. In 1816, having sold his Birmingham manufactory to Jennens & Bettridge, Clay moved to London where he continued to produce his fine papier mâché until 1860.
Item Code: 5312
£ 395
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