A MATCHED PAIR OF MINTON MAJOLICA SHAPED CIRCULAR CHESTNUT DISHES WITH SCROLL HANDLES ISSUING OVERLAPPING LEAVES SURMOUNTED BY A NUT AND HUSK, THE WAVED RIMS MOULDED WITH LEAVES AND BUDS WITH SIMILAR MOTIFS ON THE FEET, ONE DISH PIERECED TO THE BASE, ENRICHED IN NATURALISTIC COLOURS WITH A TURQUOISE INTERIOR (REPAIRED CHIPS TO ONE RIM), IMPRESSED MARKS, DATE CODES FOR 1880 AND 1863 -- 9¾IN. WIDE

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A MATCHED PAIR OF MINTON MAJOLICA SHAPED CIRCULAR CHESTNUT DISHES WITH SCROLL HANDLES ISSUING OVERLAPPING LEAVES SURMOUNTED BY A NUT AND HUSK, THE WAVED RIMS MOULDED WITH LEAVES AND BUDS WITH SIMILAR MOTIFS ON THE FEET, ONE DISH PIERECED TO THE BASE, ENRICHED IN NATURALISTIC COLOURS WITH A TURQUOISE INTERIOR (REPAIRED CHIPS TO ONE RIM), IMPRESSED MARKS, DATE CODES FOR 1880 AND 1863 -- 9¾IN. WIDE

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