Lot Essay
Cf. Joan Jones, Minton, The First Hundred Years of Design & Production, London, 1993, p. 94 and 354; Also see anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 17 February 1995, lot 158 for a similar pink-ground pair.
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DATE CYPHER FOR 1874, PUCE PRINTED CROWNED GLOBE MARKS, VARIOUS INCISED AND PAINTED MARKS, IMPRESSED SHAPE NO. 1644, DESIGNED BY CHRISTOPHER DRESSER
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A PAIR OF MINTONS TURQUOISE-GROUND DOUBLE-GOURD BOTTLE VASES
Date cypher for 1874, puce printed crowned globe marks, various incised and painted marks, impressed shape no. 1644, designed by Christopher Dresser
Each mouth enriched in gilt edged with red beads above pendant scrolls, the base of the neck with a blue and pink ribbon and applied in high relief with a scarab beetle, its wings decorated with a grotesque mask, the turquoise ground decorated with strapwork and scrolls in the manner of cloisonné
10in. (25.5cm.) high (2)
Date cypher for 1874, puce printed crowned globe marks, various incised and painted marks, impressed shape no. 1644, designed by Christopher Dresser
Each mouth enriched in gilt edged with red beads above pendant scrolls, the base of the neck with a blue and pink ribbon and applied in high relief with a scarab beetle, its wings decorated with a grotesque mask, the turquoise ground decorated with strapwork and scrolls in the manner of cloisonné
10in. (25.5cm.) high (2)