Live Auction 2435500 Years: Decorative Arts Europe, including Oriental Carpets
A MINTON MAJOLICA OVAL WATER-LILY PLATTER
Lot 249 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 249-251)

A MINTON MAJOLICA OVAL WATER-LILY PLATTER

DATE CYPHER FOR 1870, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, CYPHERS AND SHAPE NO. 927

Closed15 April 2011

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A MINTON MAJOLICA OVAL WATER-LILY PLATTER
DATE CYPHER FOR 1870, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK, CYPHERS AND SHAPE NO. 927
Naturalistically molded with overlapping lily-pads and scattered blossoms surrounded by entwined bulrushes, raised on four short feet
24¼ in. (61.5 cm.) wide

Specialist note

This form was highly acclaimed at the 1862 London Exhibition. For a period engraving and direct commentary on the form, see The Art Journal Illustrated Catalogue of the International Exhibition, London, 1862.