A MINTONS MAJOLICA TORTOISE TEAPOT AND COVER
A MINTONS MAJOLICA TORTOISE TEAPOT AND COVER
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A MINTONS MAJOLICA TORTOISE TEAPOT AND COVER

DATE CYPHER FOR 1878, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AND REGISTRY MARK FOR 1878, INCISED MARK, RECORDED AS SHAPE NO. 629

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A MINTONS MAJOLICA TORTOISE TEAPOT AND COVER
DATE CYPHER FOR 1878, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AND REGISTRY MARK FOR 1878, INCISED MARK, RECORDED AS SHAPE NO. 629
Naturalistically modeled as a tortoise, the finial formed as a conch shell above seaweed
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) long (2)

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For a similar example see Christie's, London, 11 May 2006, lot 1425.

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