Lot Essay
See Joan Jones, Minton, The First Two Hundred Years of Design & Production, Shrewsbury, 1993, p. 339. The designs for 'Bombshell' and its pendant 'Extinquisher' were conceived in 1895 for a pair of vases.
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A MINTONS SMEAR-GLAZE BROWN-GROUND STONEWARE PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE RECTANGULAR PLAQUE OF 'BOMBSHELL'
DATE CODE FOR 1908, DECORATED BY MARC-LOUIS SOLON
Depicting a nymph holding a bomb, one burst at her feet issuing putti, signed and dated 'L Solon 08', Jacobs Collection no. 632--10 1/8 x 4 7/8in. (25.7 x 12.4cm.)
DATE CODE FOR 1908, DECORATED BY MARC-LOUIS SOLON
Depicting a nymph holding a bomb, one burst at her feet issuing putti, signed and dated 'L Solon 08', Jacobs Collection no. 632--10 1/8 x 4 7/8in. (25.7 x 12.4cm.)