DATE CYPHERS FOR 1872 AND 1876, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, CYPHERS AND SHAPE NOS. 1668 AND 1669

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TWO MINTONS MAJOLICA RENAISSANCE STYLE OVAL PLAQUES
DATE CYPHERS FOR 1872 AND 1876, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, CYPHERS AND SHAPE NOS. 1668 AND 1669
In the manner of Bernard Palissy, each molded in relief with a goddess, one nude holding a flowing drape over her head, Cupid, an owl and an ewer to her side; the other classically draped, holding a fruit-filled cornucopia; the border with winged masks and alternating quatrefoil and oval panels
19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm.) long

Provenance

The Parker Collection; Christie's, New York, 21 April 2009, lot 138 (the nude example).

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Lot Essay

See M.G. Karmason and J.B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 41 and P. Atterbury, ed., The Parian Phenomenon, Somerset, 1989, p. 52, fig. 70 for similar examples.

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