Lot Essay
Cf. Marilyn G. Karmason & Joan B. Stacke, Majolica A Complete History and Illustrated Survey (1989), p. 50 for a similar chestnut dish and spoon.
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A Minton majolica chestnut dish and spoon
the circular dish modelled with chestnut leaves and an open chestnut forming a half-cover, the rim moulded with leaves, with pierced well, the spoon moulded with overlapping leaves tied with a pale-pink ribbon, the bowl shape 594, impressed marks, date code for 1863 (small chip to inner footrim) -- 29cm. diam.
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the circular dish modelled with chestnut leaves and an open chestnut forming a half-cover, the rim moulded with leaves, with pierced well, the spoon moulded with overlapping leaves tied with a pale-pink ribbon, the bowl shape 594, impressed marks, date code for 1863 (small chip to inner footrim) -- 29cm. diam.
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