REGISTRY DIAMOND FOR 1877, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, 18.5, 4 GILL

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A W.T. COPELAND AND SONS MAJOLICA GREY AND COBALT-BLUE GROUND PITCHER
Registry diamond for 1877, impressed uppercase mark, 18.5, 4 gill
With angular bracket handle, moulded with arched panels enclosing stylized lotus blossoms and large leaves on a textured grey ground, divided by tulip blossoms and stiff-leaf tips
7¾in. (19.6cm.) high

Special notice

This lot has no reserve.

Lot Essay

Cf. Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan Stacke, Majolica A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 118; and Nicholas Dawes, Majolica, New York, 1990, p. 62, fig. 10 for an example from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Leberfeld

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