Lot Essay
See Nicholas Dawes, Majolica, New York, 1990, p. 158, fig. 273 for two similar pickle dishes.
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PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
AN ASSEMBLED GRIFFEN, SMITH & HILL ETRUSCAN MAJOLICA PART DESSERT SERVICE
CIRCA 1880, IMPRESSED MEDALLION AND MONOGRAM MARKS, VARIOUS IMPRESSED AND PAINTED MARKS
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AN ASSEMBLED GRIFFEN, SMITH & HILL ETRUSCAN MAJOLICA PART DESSERT SERVICE
Circa 1880, impressed medallion and monogram marks, various impressed and painted marks
Each moulded in the 'Shell and Seaweed' pattern, comprising: a footed compote, two cream-jugs, a waste-bowl, three shell-shaped dishes in two patterns, three cake plates and six dessert plates
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diameter, the compote (16)
Circa 1880, impressed medallion and monogram marks, various impressed and painted marks
Each moulded in the 'Shell and Seaweed' pattern, comprising: a footed compote, two cream-jugs, a waste-bowl, three shell-shaped dishes in two patterns, three cake plates and six dessert plates
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diameter, the compote (16)