A Minton majolica oval lobster tureen and cover
naturalistically modelled as a lobster on a bed of seaweed among shells on a rocky ground, with shell handles, shape 1523, impressed marks, year cypher for 1872 (base with damages and repair) -- 34.5cm. wide See illustration
Lot Essay
Cf. Nicholas M. Dawes, Majolica, (1990), fig. 56.
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