A Mintons majolica figural centerbowl 1873

modelled with two naiads supporting a shell-form bowl above a base wtih two further shells and seaweed, the interior of the bowl glazed in turquoise, impressed MINTONS, year cypher and shape number 1182. Very minor chips.

Chips (seen in catalogue illustration) towards the base and one just under the base. Very minor chips to the reverse on the base. Otherwise in good condition.
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This centerbowl was also produced in a larger size, shape 1301, an example of which is illustrated by Joan Jones, Minton: The First Two-Hundred Years of Design and Production, p. 155.

Two examples of the present smaller size were sold in these rooms, March 11, 1997, lots 165 and 166.