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Lot Essay
Cf. Paul Atterbury (ed.) The Parian Phenomenon (1989), p. 90, figure 146, for a Minton model of vintagers with a shell, after A. Carrier-Belleuse.
Details
A Minton parian group of two putti
the putti emblematic of Summer and Autumn, modelled standing holding ropes supporting an oval basket, on shaped oval base, impressed mark, date code for 1862 (one section of rope broken, another restuck) -- 26cm. high
See illustration
the putti emblematic of Summer and Autumn, modelled standing holding ropes supporting an oval basket, on shaped oval base, impressed mark, date code for 1862 (one section of rope broken, another restuck) -- 26cm. high
See illustration
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