Minton Majolica Four-Tier Oyster Revolving Stand
Shape no. 636, date cypher for 1863
Molded with an entwined fish and eel finial, the tiers composed of four graduated oyster pocket plates, above a scalloped base molded with seagrasses, brass mechanism, impressed uppercase mark and A, and shape number. Height 9 7/8 inches, diameter 12 1/4 inches.

Literature:
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, cat. 79, fig. 5.8.

Exhibited:
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-683; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.75

Reference:
Victoria Bergeson, Majolica, p. 23, fig. 12. Joan Jones, Minton, The First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production, p. 144. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 45, for a five-tier stand. Jim and Vivian Karsnitz, Collecting Oyster Plates, p. 23.


C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection

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CONDITION REPORT UPDATED: Saturday, April 1: Presents well; restored chips to approximately nine pockets, most on the bottom tier, mainly rim chips, mostly to the periphery; the top is in overall nice condition; examined under blacklight
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