DATE CYPHER FOR 1863, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE AND VARIOUS MARK, SHAPE NO. 532, DESIGNED BY PROFESSOR GOTTFRIED SEMPER

See Paul Atterbury and Maureen Batkin, The Dictionary of Minton, London, 1990, p. 298 for a drawing of this model by Semper and a discussion on p. 193 regarding the design feature of snake handles at Minton. Semper was known as a leading architect, lecturer and designer, holding a post at the Dresden School of Art as well as working at South Kensington (currently the Victorian and Albert Museum). See a Private Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 11 March 1997, lots 373 and 374. See The Claire Nicholson Weiss Collection, Christie's, New York, 31 May 2000, lot 570.