Lot Essay
See an anonymous sale, Bonhams, London, 2 June 2004, lot 151 for a similar example ($30,418)
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DATE CYPHER FOR 1883, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE AND VARIOUS MARKS, SHAPE NO. 1225
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A MINTONS MAJOLICA BLACKAMORE GARDEN SEAT
Date cypher for 1883, impressed uppercase and various marks, shape no. 1225
Modelled as a blackamoor boy seated on a corded and tasselled tufted cushion, wearing a lion pelt, yellow-trimmed green jacket and pale-blue tunic, tied at the waist with a striped sash, above matching boots, supporting a second similar cushion on his inclined head and neck
19¼ in. (49 cm.) high
Date cypher for 1883, impressed uppercase and various marks, shape no. 1225
Modelled as a blackamoor boy seated on a corded and tasselled tufted cushion, wearing a lion pelt, yellow-trimmed green jacket and pale-blue tunic, tied at the waist with a striped sash, above matching boots, supporting a second similar cushion on his inclined head and neck
19¼ in. (49 cm.) high