Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2605BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 14, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Minton Baroque-style Majolica Mantel Vase, England, late 19th century, with four satyr masks on strapwork designs and grapes connected by pendant rope swags on solid agate glaze, on a circular base, impressed mark, ht. 12 1/4 in.
Literature: Form illustrated in Minton 'Majolica', by Victoria Cecil, p. 69.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
Chips surrounding sockle collar; also needs restoration at joint to vase.