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Its style and decoration imitates fine French earthenware ceramics with detailed inlaid decoration known as either Saint Porchaire or Henri II wares that were produced for the French court around 1550.\r\n\r\nDuring the 19th century, amid the burgeoning popularity of arts from the Medieval and Renaissance periods, these rare French ceramics became highly desirable collectors’ items. Earlier than this, in 1774, the renowned collector and gothic revivalist Horace Walpole is known to have had a Saint Porchaire ewer at his home in Strawberry Hill. \r\n\r\nThe original Saint Porchaire wares were amazing feats of labour and skill with intricate inlaid decoration, a complexity which doubtless contributed to their rarity. Over the centuries, these techniques had been lost.\r\n\r\nIt was Minton’s Art Director, Léon Arnoux, who rediscovered the techniques required to produce such complex inlaid decoration. He produced the first ‘Henri II’ wares in 1858, combining inlaid and painted decoration. \r\n\r\nThis elegant salt cellar was made by Minton in 1862, and was possibly designed by Arnoux. 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