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A pair of Mintons turquoise-ground double-gourd vases 1874
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- height 9 3/4 in.
- 24.8 cm
designed by Christopher Dresser, each applied on the shoulder with a scarab beetle above a band of cloisonné-style strapwork and scrolls, puce printed crowned globe factory mark, impressed year cypher and shape number 1644. One with minor restored crack to neck.
Provenance
Sold, Christie's, New York, April 24, 2003, lot 178
Catalogue Note
A vase of this form is illustrated by Joan Jones, Minton, The First Two-Hundred Years of Design and Production, p. 94.