Pair of Regency Vine-Leaf Wine Coasters
A pair of late George III papier mache wine coasters in the manner of Henry Clay, decorated with broad, flute-shaded gilt bands overlaid with golden vine leaves on a black ground.
Height 4.5 cm (1.8 inches)
Diameter 13 cm (5 inches)
English. Circa 1810
Henry Clay’s papier maché producing company flourished from the early 1770s. His patents on painted paper maché production expired in 1802, and Henry Clay died a rich man in 1812. The company continued until the 1820s