Mintons Majolica Turquoise-Ground Garden Seat

Mintons Majolica Turquoise-Ground Garden Seat
Date cypher for 1872
Impressed uppercase mark, S and small cypher, shape no. 982
Of waisted cylindrical form, molded in relief with alternating stylized shaded pink rosettes and palmettes resembling Prince of Wales feathers issuing from green foliage, above a yellow scroll border, above stiff leaf tips and a guilloche ornament, on three key-pattern bracket feet. Height 17 3/4 inches.

Reference:
Victoria Bergeson, Majolica, p. 37, fig. 22 (cobalt). Joan Jones, Minton: Two Hundred Years of Design & Production, p. 150. Victoria Cecil, Minton 'Majolica', Jeremy Cooper Ltd., Exhibition 7-26 June 1982, Galen Place, London, p. 36 for a design drawing from the 1884 Minton Shape Book, p. 54, color plate, cat. no. 91 (sic).

C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
Condition Report: Overall good condition. Very light surface wear. Minor restoration to the guilloche band at the foot, to two beads and to the greek key on foot.

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