Lot 281
RARE MINTON MAJOLICA GAME PIE DISH WITH FIXED STAND AND COVER
DATED 1876
Auction: Five Centuries Day One | Wed 11th November | Lots 1 to 322
Description
of oval form, modelled as a tree stump with textured bark, the handles formed as two foxes spying upon four ducks waddling through the undergrowth, the stand and the body moulded with ferns and leaves, the interior with a turquoise glaze, the cover with finial handle in the form of two toadstools on a ground moulded with tree age rings and tendrils of ivy, with the original liner; impressed maker's mark MINTONS, date cypher, letter U
Dimensions
40cm wide, 20cm high
Provenance
This dish has been in the vendor's family for four generations. It was in the home of her grandparents and parents and she remembers it being used on special occasions.
Footnote
This design is listed as No. 2062 in The Minton Factory Shape Book, where it is described as 'Mushroom Game Pie Dish'. An example is illustrated in ‘Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey’, by M. Karmason and J. Stacke, published 2002, p. 49. Examples have been offered at Bonhams London, see lot 362, 10th September 2008 and lot 186, 8th April 2009.