A MINTON MAJOLICA 'CHINAMAN' TEAPOT AND COVER

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A MINTON MAJOLICA 'CHINAMAN' TEAPOT AND COVER
DATED 1877, IMPRESSED MINTONS, DATE CODE AND SHAPE NO. 1838 (?), DECORATOR'S 5

Modelled as a seated chinaman hugging a mask, the spout issuing from the mouth of the mask, the chinaman's pigtail forming the handle, nick to tip of spout
6¾in. (17.1cm.) high, 9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) wide

Lot Essay

The present model is from a series of whimsical teapots produced in the majolica body by Minton in the 1870's. See Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, frontispiece, for an illustration of a selection of these wares.