Minton Majolica Compote of a Boy on a Shell

Description:

Minton Majolica Compote of a Boy on a Shell, England, c. 1873, polychrome enamel decorated and modeled with a scantily clad child seated atop a large shell set on a rocky oval base adorned with shells and tall grass, impressed mark, ht. 17 1/2 in.
Estimate $3,000-5,000

Front of shell has been professionally restored.

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