DATE CYPHER FOR 1885, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, MODEL NO. 1231

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A PEWTER-MOUNTED MINTON MAJOLICA 'TOWER' JUG,
Date cypher for 1885, impressed uppercase mark, model no. 1231
Of tapering form, the shell-moulded cover with jester 'Punch' finial, the branch handle issuing bands of entwined ivy, the body modelled with a continuous scene of Medieval revealers before a rampart
13in. (33cm.) high

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

Cf. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 43. noted as possibly inspired by a late 17th century Augsburg carved ivory tankard; Nicholas Dawes, Majolica, New York, 1990, p 52; A Private Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 11 March 1997, lot 132; Michael Strawser Majolica Auctions, 23 & 24 October 1998, lot 873; Michael Strawser Majolica Auctions, 22 & 23 October 1999, lot 859; and Anon. sale, Christie's South Kensington, 20 June 2001, lot 6

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