A Minton double inkwell with matching covers and liners modelled as a twin-turreted castle gate, the rims castellated, gilt with a central door below the inscription 1724, the flanking turrets each gilt with windows (wear to gilt, hairline cracks), circa 1830 -- 3¼in. high
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A Minton double inkwell with matching covers and liners modelled as a twin-turreted castle gate, the rims castellated, gilt with a central door below the inscription 1724, the flanking turrets each gilt with windows (wear to gilt, hairline cracks), circa 1830 -- 3¼in. high
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Lot Essay
Cf. Geoffrey Godden, Minton Pottery and Porcelain, pl.89, illustrates the original design