A PAIR OF MINTONS PATE-SUR-PATE CHOCOLATE BROWN PILGRIM FLASKS ON...
Finely painted and hand-tooled in white slip, the first with a maiden leaning over a balcony as two putti on columns push her forward with their fingertips, the reverse with a putto working on a scroll surrounded by various scientific instruments; the second with the maiden falling from the balcony amidst rocky cliffs, the two putti clutching her shoulders, the reverse with a putto relaxing with a pipe and wine, the covers, sides, and pierced stands enriched with gilt and platinum
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
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The Collection of Harry Harkness Flagler (1870-1952), president of the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York from 1914 to 1934, and his wife Anne Lamont (1870-1939).
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Finely painted and hand-tooled in white slip, the first with a maiden leaning over a balcony as two putti on columns push her forward with their fingertips, the reverse with a putto working on a scroll surrounded by various scientific instruments; the second with the maiden falling from the balcony amidst rocky cliffs, the two putti clutching her shoulders, the reverse with a putto relaxing with a pipe and wine, the covers, sides, and pierced stands enriched with gilt and platinum
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Collection of Harry Harkness Flagler (1870-1952), president of the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York from 1914 to 1934, and his wife Anne Lamont (1870-1939).
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