Two Minton Majolica 'Coral Shell' Jardinieres, Circa 1871

This lot or lot 70:

William L. Chidester, Inc., Los Angeles

Acquired from the above, June 22, 1957

A Minton 'Coral Shell' of this form was exhibited on the Minton stand at the London International Exhibition in 1862. A further example is illustrated by Joan Jones, Minton. The First Two-Hundred Years of Design and Production, Shrewsbury, 1993, p. 142. Two sold at Sotheby's New York, Property from the Collection of Dodie Rosekrans, December 8-9, 2011, lot 182 ($18,750), and a further example sold at Sotheby's New York, October 30, 2003, lot 4 ($22,800).