Lot 16
  • 16

A large majolica jardinière on stand, late 19th century

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description

  • majolica, oak
  • the jardinière, overall approximately 125cm., 49 1/4 in. high
brightly painted and elaborately conceived with a base section formed of three elephants wearing headdresses, enclosing a central trunk of leaves issuing corn, upon a rockwork base applied with a model of a tortoise, snake and crocodile, and grassy moss, the vase applied with leaf handles, moulded with vignettes of a blackamoor couple and a monkey reserved on a yellow ground, with wooden stand