Pair of Minton Majolica Cherubs on Sea Horses

Description:

Pair of Minton Majolica Cherubs on Sea Horses, England, date cipher for 1863, each modeled as a cherub holding a shell-form vase aloft while riding a sea horse, all on an ovoid base, impressed marks to both, ht. 17 in.

Literature: Illustrated in Minton 'Majolica,' by Victoria Cecil, p. 58, fig 40.
Estimate $10,000-15,000

Professional restoration to one rim and wing, the other with a small hairline crack to elbow.

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