Mintons Majolica Cobalt-Blue Ground Two-Handled Acorn and Oak Leaf Garden Pot and Stand
Date cyphers for 1885 and 1884
Naturalistically modeled, the broad gallery flanked by gnarled oak branch handles, the leafy terminals spreading across the neck and body, on a conforming stand, the rims as twisted rope, impressed uppercase marks, various cyphers, incised shape no.'s 650 /18. Height of garden pot 12 1/4 inches; diameter of stand 15 inches.

Literature:
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, fig. 7.10.

Reference:
Victoria Cecil, Minton 'Majolica', Jeremy Cooper Ltd., Exhibition 7-26 June 1982, Galen Place, London, p. 72 & 73, cat no. 92. Rosalie W. Sharp, China to Light Up a House, vol. two, p. 193 (turquoise).


C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection

overall very nice condition; chip to the underside of the jardiniere's foot, not visible when placed; the cavetto of the stand with some hazing, mainly to the cobalt blue; light surface wear; examined under blacklight

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