A MINTON MAJOLICA DARK-BLUE-GROUND JARDINIÈRE AND STAND with two bamboo-moulded handles extending to encircle the rim and foot, the slightly lobed sides moulded in relief with white flowers and overlapping bamboo leaves, the interior and well of the stand glazed in pink (crack to base of stand, glaze scratches), impressed marks, model number 651, date code for 1870