A Minton majolica dark-blue-ground two-handled jardinière
A Minton majolica dark-blue-ground two-handled jardinière

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A Minton majolica dark-blue-ground two-handled jardinière
moulded in relief with a central band adorned with acorns and oakleaves with two ovoid panels of classical goddesses, one moulded with Diana, goddess of the hunt supported by two recumbent hounds, the other with a bacchante with a garland of fruiting vine, supported by two leopards, between stiff-leaf band borders and rope-twist rims, impressed marks, shape 1992, year cypher for 1876 (cracked and restored with flaking interior) -- 32cm. high
See colour plate 4