Minton

A Rare Dinner Service

Import Tariff

Auction Closed

April 22, 07:10 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Collection of Jean and Terry de Gunzburg: Design Masters

Minton

A Rare Dinner Service

1877-1878

comprising eighty-nine pieces; forty-eight dinner plates, sixteen soup plates, twelve crescent-shaped dishes, one oval platter, one large soup tureen with cover, one medium soup tureen with cover, one small soup tureen with cover, one sauce tureen with cover and fixed stand, two sauce tureens with fixed stands, two medium tazzas, three small tazzas and one oval serving dish

transfer-printed earthenware

impressed MINTONS and with various printed pattern marks and impressed numerals

largest: 10 x 13 x 10 ½ in. (25.4 x 33 x 26.7 cm)

Galerie Lefebvre and Fils, Paris

Acquired from the above by the present owners

Because this lot was imported into the United States after April 5th, 2025, it is subject to an import tariff based on the value declared upon entry into the United States. The cost of the tariff, $3,737, plus applicable sales tax will be included on your invoice unless you instruct Sotheby's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address. For more information on the import tariff, please review the Symbol Key in the back of the catalogue.