A Mintons majolica 'Pomegranate Ewer' of compressed form with a tall cylindrical neck, the streaked aubergine glaze shading to ochre at the base, applied in high relief with an angular branch handle entwined with and terminating in pomegranate fruits and leaves, impressed marks and number 2100, date code for 1878 -- 21½in. high
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A Mintons majolica 'Pomegranate Ewer' of compressed form with a tall cylindrical neck, the streaked aubergine glaze shading to ochre at the base, applied in high relief with an angular branch handle entwined with and terminating in pomegranate fruits and leaves, impressed marks and number 2100, date code for 1878 -- 21½in. high
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The 'Pomegranate Ewer' was manufactured by the Minton factory for the Paris Exhibition of 1878.
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