A Set of Eight Mintons Pâte-Sur-Pâte Slate-Blue and Ivory-Ground Plates, 1915-21

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August 11, 05:38 PM GMT

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3,000 - 5,000 USD

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Property from a Private Greenwich, Connecticut Collection

A Set of Eight Mintons Pâte-Sur-Pâte Slate-Blue and Ivory-Ground Plates, 1915-21

decorated by Alboin Birks, incised signed AB or ABirks, with three 'cameo' portrait medallions in white slip within gilt-beaded border, joined with finely gilt bands and alternating with raised-gilt classical torchere motifs, the well of the cavetto with a finely tooled band of laurel branches urns and anthemion, printed crowned MINTONS globe marks in puce, impressed MINTONS mark, impressed date codes for 1915, 1917, 1920 and 1921

diameter 10 3/8 in.

26.4 cm

Christie's New York, April 9, 2008, lot 269

Plates of this type with portrait medallions in were in the collection of Nelson and Eloise Davis, sold, Christie's, New York, 10 October 2001, lot 187.