Lot Essay
Cf. Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey (1989), p. 13, for a pedestal jardinière, the jardinière of similar form.
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A pair of Minton majolica cobalt-blue-ground jardinières
urn-shaped, each with three lion mask handles suspending garlands of fruit and foliage tied with ribbons, the circular foot moulded with a band of stiff leaves, with pale-blue interior, shape 1428, impressed marks, year cyphers for 1881 (some small glaze chips) -- 36cm. high, with pewter liners
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urn-shaped, each with three lion mask handles suspending garlands of fruit and foliage tied with ribbons, the circular foot moulded with a band of stiff leaves, with pale-blue interior, shape 1428, impressed marks, year cyphers for 1881 (some small glaze chips) -- 36cm. high, with pewter liners
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