Live Auction 221019th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art & Ceramics
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Lot 257 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROSALIE WISE SHARP

A MINTON MAJOLICA FIGURAL CENTERPIECE

DATE CYPHER FOR 1871, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, MODEL NO. 1539 AND VARIOUS CYPHERS, BLACK PAINTED 5

Closed20 October 2009

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A MINTON MAJOLICA FIGURAL CENTERPIECE
DATE CYPHER FOR 1871, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, MODEL NO. 1539 AND VARIOUS CYPHERS, BLACK PAINTED 5
Modeled as a putto seated atop an upturned shell and holding an oar, on a mound base applied with smaller shells and grasses
17¾ in. (45.1 cm.) high

Specialist note

For a similar example see A Private Collection, Sotheby's, 11 March 1997, lot 175.