A MINTONS MAJOLICA 'HERON OR STORK' UMBRELLA STAND

DATE CYPHER FOR 1875, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AND U, MODEL NO. 1916 AND PAINTED 34, MODELLED BY JOHN HENK

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A MINTONS MAJOLICA 'HERON OR STORK' UMBRELLA STAND
Date cypher for 1875, impressed uppercase mark and U, model no. 1916 and painted 34, modelled by John Henk
Naturalistically modelled to sinister, standing on one leg atop a rocky mound, an eel clasped in his beak, a frog beneath his foot, the stand formed by tall bulrushes and water-lily pads
41in. (104.1cm.) high

拍品專文

Cf. Victoria Bergesen, Majolica, British, Continental and American wares, 1851-1915, London, 1989, colour plate VII; Nicholas Dawes, Majolica, New York, 1990, p. 79, fig. 134; Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan Stacke, Majolica A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 55

John Henk, son of Christian Henk, apprenticed at the firm in 1859 and rose to Chief Staff Modeller specializing in majolica animals.