Minton Majolica Gothic Revival Match Box and Cover
Minton Majolica Gothic Revival Match Box and Cover
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Unmarked, recorded as shape no. 705
Modeled as the tomb of a crusader, the cover molded with a Medieval knight in state, his shield molded with a lion and his crossed feet resting upon the head of a coiled dragon, the rim loosely inscribed in Gothic script, The knights are dust, And their good swords are rust - their soul are with their saints, we trust., the box side modelled with panels of stylized shields, the interior in turquoise. Length 4 inches.
The Gothic inscription based on a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Knight's Tomb, circa 1817.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
Condition Report: In very good condition; minute glaze nicks to a corner; some kiln bubbling to the glaze in the underside of the cover, in the making; examined under black light
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
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Minton Majolica Gothic Revival Match Box and Cover
(No date)
Unmarked, recorded as shape no. 705
Modeled as the tomb of a crusader, the cover molded with a Medieval knight in state, his shield molded with a lion and his crossed feet resting upon the head of a coiled dragon, the rim loosely inscribed in Gothic script, The knights are dust, And their good swords are rust - their soul are with their saints, we trust., the box side modelled with panels of stylized shields, the interior in turquoise. Length 4 inches.
The Gothic inscription based on a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Knight's Tomb, circa 1817.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
Condition Report: In very good condition; minute glaze nicks to a corner; some kiln bubbling to the glaze in the underside of the cover, in the making; examined under black light
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.
