A WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA SHELL-MOULDED PART DESSERT-SERVICE with a mottled green, brown and ochre tortoise-shell glaze, comprising: two comports with scallop-shell dishes supported on the entwined tails of three dolphins and on triangular bases (one dish cracked and with associated chips and repair), three similar plates (two broken) and a shaped oval dish (rim chips), impressed marks, date codes for 1889 and 1890

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A WEDGWOOD MAJOLICA SHELL-MOULDED PART DESSERT-SERVICE with a mottled green, brown and ochre tortoise-shell glaze, comprising: two comports with scallop-shell dishes supported on the entwined tails of three dolphins and on triangular bases (one dish cracked and with associated chips and repair), three similar plates (two broken) and a shaped oval dish (rim chips), impressed marks, date codes for 1889 and 1890

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Cf. Nicholas M. Dawes, op. cit., p. 48, Figure 75

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