A MINTON MAJOLICA TAZZA, the shallow shell-moulded dish glazed in turquoise on the upper surface and in shaded ochre below, supported on the entwined tails of three dolphins, resting their sleepy heads on a waisted triangular base edged with bands of yellow, manganese and blue (restoration to tips of tails and dish re-stuck), impressed marks and model number 870, date code for 1871 | Christie's

Lot 226

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A MINTON MAJOLICA TAZZA, the shallow shell-moulded dish glazed in turquoise on the upper surface and in shaded ochre below, supported on the entwined tails of three dolphins, resting their sleepy heads on a waisted triangular base edged with bands of yellow, manganese and blue (restoration to tips of tails and dish re-stuck), impressed marks and model number 870, date code for 1871

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A MINTON MAJOLICA TAZZA, the shallow shell-moulded dish glazed in turquoise on the upper surface and in shaded ochre below, supported on the entwined tails of three dolphins, resting their sleepy heads on a waisted triangular base edged with bands of yellow, manganese and blue (restoration to tips of tails and dish re-stuck), impressed marks and model number 870, date code for 1871
8in. (20cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf. Paul Atterbury and Maureen Batkin, eds., op. cit., p. 71 for a similar dolphin trinket stand of 1852

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