Lot Details
Lot 3338
Pair of Mintons Majolica Allegorical Jardinieres
Circa 1870
Each of ovoid form, with wreath-form handles, decorated with portrait medallions representing the four continents on puce and lilac beaded reserves, with intertwined olive branches tied by ribbon knots against a turquoise ground, on a fluted stepped circular base, one impressed MINTONS and shape no. 1389. Height of taller 19 inches
cf: The First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production, p. 352
Marilyn G. Karmason, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, pp. 38, 39
These jardinieres were made in graduated heights, the present pair being the largest size, and were available with either a turquoise or cobalt glaze.
Estate of Anthony P. Russo
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