Lot Essay
Louis F. Rhead (c.1857-1927) was an apprentice at Minton between 1872 and 1878.
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YEAR CYPHER FOR 1877, IMPRESSED MARKS, ELABORATE STYLISED SIGNATURE IMITATING ISLAMIC CALLIGRAPHY, RETAILER'S MARKS FOR JOHN MORTLOCK & CO./LONDON
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A Minton pottery circular charger
Year cypher for 1877, impressed marks, elaborate stylised signature imitating Islamic calligraphy, retailer's marks for John Mortlock & Co./London
Painted by Louis F. Rhead with two maidens wearing loose robes, standing before a terrace, one feeding birds, the other holding a bird to her shoulder, another maiden seated on a bench behind gazing at a young man on the terrace above, signed, the border painted with a band of leaves (some slight deterioration to the enamels)
22.5in. (57.2cm.) diam.
Year cypher for 1877, impressed marks, elaborate stylised signature imitating Islamic calligraphy, retailer's marks for John Mortlock & Co./London
Painted by Louis F. Rhead with two maidens wearing loose robes, standing before a terrace, one feeding birds, the other holding a bird to her shoulder, another maiden seated on a bench behind gazing at a young man on the terrace above, signed, the border painted with a band of leaves (some slight deterioration to the enamels)
22.5in. (57.2cm.) diam.
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