A PAIR OF MINTONS PATE-SUR-PATE PEACOCK BLUE VASES AND COVERS...
Finely painted and hand-tooled in white slip, the first with a maiden holding an upright bar between pillars of Love, the reverse with a Cupid entering a door, both connected by fences with foliage behind, the second with a maiden inserting a bar to keep Love out flanked by pillars of wisdom, the reverse with a Cupid knocking on a door, the two similarly connected by fences and foliage, with upright wreath handles flanked by undulating ribbons, on circular bases decorated with gilt scrolls and conforming domed covers with bud finials
151⁄4 in. (38.7 cm.) high
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Finely painted and hand-tooled in white slip, the first with a maiden holding an upright bar between pillars of Love, the reverse with a Cupid entering a door, both connected by fences with foliage behind, the second with a maiden inserting a bar to keep Love out flanked by pillars of wisdom, the reverse with a Cupid knocking on a door, the two similarly connected by fences and foliage, with upright wreath handles flanked by undulating ribbons, on circular bases decorated with gilt scrolls and conforming domed covers with bud finials
151⁄4 in. (38.7 cm.) high
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