Lot Essay
Few marked examples of John Dale's Manufactory are known and according to Manheim, p. 121 this particular model of Mercury is the only marked example recorded.
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CIRCA 1820, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AT BACK, THE UNDERSIDE IS INDISTINCTLY INSCRIBED MM IN OCHRE AND O IN GREEN
Details
A JOHN DALE PEARLWARE FIGURE OF MERCURY
Circa 1820, impressed uppercase mark at back, the underside is indistinctly inscribed mm in ochre and o in green
Modelled wearing winged helmet and cuirasse, holding flowers in each hand, before a flowering tree, on a mound base
10in. (25.4cm.) high
Circa 1820, impressed uppercase mark at back, the underside is indistinctly inscribed mm in ochre and o in green
Modelled wearing winged helmet and cuirasse, holding flowers in each hand, before a flowering tree, on a mound base
10in. (25.4cm.) high
Provenance
With D.M. & P. Manheim, New York
Literature
Manheim, pl. no. 56; and Oliver, p. 26, fig. 33.