A very rare Minton Majolica ‘Punchinello’ card holder

card holder designed by Paul Comolera c.1875, only two known example. Modeled as a brightly glazed Punchinello leaning over a post all upon a brown glazed rocky ground, 11". The fashion for decorative

c.1870 Modelled as a large upright acorn upon a green leaf attached tray with acorn handle, shape no. 1226, 4 1/2". Catalogued and curated by Nicolaus Boston. Flower Family Collection.

A Rare Minton Majolica Grape holder ‘Vintager with Basket’ c.1865 Designed by H. Protat ( Minton’s Art Director). The design taken from ‘The Grape Gatherers’. Modelled as a young man in Medi

A Very Rare Minton Majolica Toothpick holder c.1875 ( Never seen before) Modelled as a cobalt blue water bucket with yellow foot rim and collar with a green handle, 3 1/4" Catalogued and curated by Ni

An Extremely Rare Minton Majolica Basket Posy Holder c.1875 ( Never seen before) The cauldron shaped basket weave cobalt body decorated with a yellow ribbon tied in a bow, 4"h Catalogued and curated b

Rare 19th century Mintons Majolica Pottery basket form spoon holder or vase with a playful kitten pulling at a sock. Marked on base. Purchased from Charles Washburne Antiques. Two chips restored. 5-3/

& Cover c.1865. Modeled as an upright pine cone with an attached branch forming the pen holder, the cover surmounted by a bird forming the handle, all upon a green leaf tray, 6"h. Donna & David Reis C

The cobalt body modeled with five flower holders with snowdrops and leaves omitting from an oval pedestal base, 7 1/2". Donna and David Reis Collection Curated and catalogued by Nicolaus Boston

modeled as a bird perched on vine handle of leaf with blossoms, leaves form candle holder, shape no. 1567, 10"l, 4 1/2"h, professional rim chip repair; Ann & Robert Fromer Collection

each modeled with five white flower holders, the green lower body with brightly colored grasses emanating from the oval pedestal base, 7 1/2" Donna and David Reis Collection Curated and catalogued by

c.1860, the opposing designs, each modeled as a cobalt fluted pedestal, bell shaped candle holders, with two draped putto dressing the column in a laurel garland, all supported on a stepped oval base

inkwell and cover modeled as an upright pine cone with an attached branch forming the pen holder, the cover surmounted by a bird forming the handle all upon a green leaf tray, 6", professional repair

monkey toothpick/match holders, one of a lady monkey with a songbook and the other a male monkey with mandolin, professional base rim repair to lady, mandolin repair on the other; 4"

Boar's Head tureen with rare matching fitted tray, no. 2141, 22"l, 15"w, 11 1/2"h. This is the rarest of all Minton majolica game tureens, very few are known to exist; an example is in the MAAS Powerh

form of a vulture attacking a snake, the vulture with pink neck, brown feathers with black wing tips on rock mound base, the rarest of Minton's figural majolica teapots, from the Marilyn Karmason Coll

23" h, modeled with a mermaid handle, her tail wrapped around a horned bacchus mask, with laurel leaf swags running along both sides and a putto below the spout, with panels in relief to either side,

(2) rare Minton majolica shell-form Jardinieres, c. 1870, polychrome painted and tin glazed cast pottery, modeled as a single nautilus shell raised on coral branches, resting on a rock-form pedestal,

shape no.1146, designed in two tiers, the top a fluted dish supported by three stags heads draped with pine boughs and cones about a knopped stem and socle centre section, the below tier divided six-p

and cover, modeled as a fantastic fish with brown spout emerging from it's mouth supported on green waves and with brown seaweed handle with snail, the cover with a spikey dorsal fin, 7"h, 9"l; this t

the form of a yellow lychee with green stem handle and spout with leaf finial, 7"l, 5"h; Ann & Robert Fromer Collection

and Cover c.1875, 5 1/2", shape no. 1325, modeled as an upright pinecone, the upper quarter surmounted by a bird forming the lid, all on a shaped edge circular tray with a branch and leaves forming th

c.1875, modeled as a large green and purple mottled circular tray, the border formed as twelve oyster serving compartments, around a radiating green central medallion with a stylised flower head centr

water lily and cattail platter, shape no. 827, 24", professional rim repair

Compotes c.1860, After a design by John Thomas Modeled as a merman and a mermaid supported by a turtle and holding a shell bowl above their heads, 12½". ( Only one of two known pairs) The design of t