01-12-201901-12-2019
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3195BBoston
January 12, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Pair of Minton Porcelain Turquoise-ground Moon Flasks

Sell one like this
$2,337$1,900
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3195BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 12, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Pair of Minton Porcelain Turquoise-ground Moon Flasks, England, c. 1875, polychrome enameled and gilded with birds in flight to one side, birds perched on branches to the reverse, impressed mark, ht. 12 3/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

Each with heavy glaze crazing and scattered gilt wear to handles. One with criss-cross hairlines under base. One with large craze lines restored to one side and a hairline under the base.


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Keywords

Moon Flasks, United Kingdom