Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2605BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 14, 2012 10:00AM
Description:
Minton Majolica Heron and Fish Ewer, England, date cipher for 1866, modeled and signed by Huges Protat, in the shape of heron with a pike in its beak, impressed mark, ht. 21 1/2 in.
Literature: Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, by Joan Stacke and Marilyn Karmason, discussed p. 52, illustrated p. 57.
Estimate $5,000-7,000
Professional restoration to head feathers.