Lot Details
Lot 1141
Minton Majolica Cobalt-Blue Ground Mistletoe and Holly 'Christmas Jug'
Date cypher for 1870
Impressed uppercase mark, indistinct raised registry diamond, shape no. 580/24, black painted B
Thistle shaped with an entwined angular branch handle, the spout molded with a bearded mask, the neck with berried mistletoe above a gadrooned collar, the body with berried holly, on a circular foot, height 6 1/4 inches; Together with a Eureka Pottery Majolica Yellow-Ground 'Merry Xmas and Happy New Year' Plate. Circa1883-87, twice impressed uppercase mark / Trenton black painted X or 4, the center with a small brown bird carrying a ribbon-tied yuletide greeting card above branches of berried briar and holly, reserved on a pebbled ground, the basketweave border enriched in cobalt-blue and manganese, diameter 9 1/2 inches.
Reference (Minton Jug):
Victoria Cecil, Minton 'Majolica', Jeremy Cooper Ltd., Exhibition 7-26 June 1982, Galen Place, London, p. 6 & 78, cat. no. 120. Glazed and Confused, Victorian Pottery 1850-1920, the EtruscanMajolica.blogspot.com, 'Merry Christmas Majolica,' December 23, 2010 for an example with a pewter cover designed for syrup.
Literature (Eureka Plate):
Majolica International Society, Karmason Library, no. KL001697 and KL001698.
Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 169.
Reference: (Eureka Plate):
Nicholas M. Dawes, Majolica, pp. 170-171, fig. 304.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Jug: there is a minor imperfection to the glaze, visible under black light (beneath a branch); in overall lovely condition; blacklighted
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