A MINTON MAJOLICA SHELL-SHAPED CENTREPIECE
YEAR CYPHER FOR 1868, IMPRESSED FACTORY MARKS, SHAPE NO. 1182
Modelled as a scallop shell, the handles formed as mermaids with arms crossed, holding wreaths, the oval shell-moulded base moulded and applied with seaweed
17½ in. (44.4 cm.) across handles
A MINTON MAJOLICA SHELL-SHAPED CENTREPIECE
YEAR CYPHER FOR 1868, IMPRESSED FACTORY MARKS, SHAPE NO. 1182
Modelled as a scallop shell, the handles formed as mermaids with arms crossed, holding wreaths, the oval shell-moulded base moulded and applied with seaweed
17½ in. (44.4 cm.) across handles
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