A MASSIVE MINTONS MAJOLICA TURQUOISE-GROUND PEDESTAL

DATE CYPHER FOR 1879, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, MODEL NO. 2227

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A MASSIVE MINTONS MAJOLICA TURQUOISE-GROUND PEDESTAL
Date cypher for 1879, impressed uppercase mark, model no. 2227
Of rectangular form, each side panel moulded in relief with a pink ribbon-tied festoon of fruit and flowers emblematic of the seasons reserved on the cobalt-blue ground, each corner with a yellow and white columnar torsade, the stepped cornice and foot moulded with acanthus leaves
39in. (99cm.) high

Lot Essay

Cf. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 33 for two 8 inch square tiles moulded with a similar ribbon-tied festoons; and Victoria Bergesen, Majolica, British Continental and American Wares, 1851-1915, colour pl. XIV for a pair of identical form.

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