Lot 614
614
A MINTON 'MALACHITE' NAUTILUS-SHELL JARDINIÈRE, the crest of the shell modelled with a seated mermaid wearing claret drapery, the opposite side moulded with a nymph and the sides moulded with naked putti grasping seaweed, the shell supported on a stem modelled as two tritons with entwined tails and on an oval base moulded with weeds, impressed marks and date code for 1862

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A MINTON 'MALACHITE' NAUTILUS-SHELL JARDINIÈRE, the crest of the shell modelled with a seated mermaid wearing claret drapery, the opposite side moulded with a nymph and the sides moulded with naked putti grasping seaweed, the shell supported on a stem modelled as two tritons with entwined tails and on an oval base moulded with weeds, impressed marks and date code for 1862
21½in. (55cm.) high

Lot Essay

Minton produced a range of glazes intended to imitate semi-precious stones such as malachite and porphyry, which were first shown at the London Exhibition of 1862. This model of a nautilus-shell jardinière was also first shown by Minton at the 1862 Exhibition; see the Art Journal Catalogue of the International Exhibition, London 1862, p. 126 for an illustration of Minton wares, including this model

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