Lot Details
Lot 56
Minton Majolica Pre-Raphaelite Figure of a Recumbent Nude Maiden, 'Resignation'
Designed by William Calder Marshall, RA, date cypher for 1868
The scantily draped nymph modeled leaning against a rocky ledge beside a pond, a narcissus in her hand, the rockwork base molded with flowering plants, impressed uppercase mark, I, triangle and ermine cyphers, embossed on the reverse, W. Calder Marshall, RA. Height 14 1/2 inches.
Only known existing majolica example. William Calder Marshall, RA (1813-1894) was a Scottish sculptor and member of the Royal Academy. According to the Karmason Library entry, 'Resignation' was designed by Marshall for the Art Union of London. An example can be seen at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Minton first produced the form in Parian, figure no. 338, circa 1855, 13 1/2 inches. A Parian example is also displayed in the central parlor at Belmont Mansion, Nashville, TN.
Literature:
KL001569.
Reference:
Paul Atterbury and Maureen Batkin, The Parian Phenomenon, p. 76, fig. 113. Joan Jones, Minton, The First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production, p. 330.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
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