Property from a British Private Collection
A Minton majolica large plant trough, circa 1870
No reserve
Live auction begins on:
November 19, 01:30 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 GBP
Bid
1 GBP
Lot Details
Description
of rectangular form, moulded on the front and back with a panel of two cherubs holding aloft a female portrait roundel, reserved on a lilac ground above moulded turquoise-glazed gadroons, the trough supported at each end by a pair of scroll brackets with winged female head terminals and hoof feet, suspending leaf and daisy swags, further supported at each end by lion's masks, with three holes for drainage to the interior
36 cm, 14 ⅛ in. high
61 cm, 24 in. long
Please note that this lot will not be on public view in our New Bond Street galleries for the auction exhibition, but we would be more than happy to arrange a viewing by appointment at our warehouse in Greenford. To enquire, please contact cameron.dileo@sothebys.com.
A garden trough of the same for as the present lot was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 14 April 2008, lot 51 and another at Christie's, London, 25 September 1986, lot 150.
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