Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 09 Sep 2014
A Minton Majolica pigeon pie tureen c.1864
A Minton Majolica pigeon pie tureen c.1864, the deep basketwork bowl resting on the backs of three fan-tailed pigeons in turn perched on leafy oak branches, the interior glazed turquoise, unmarked, the cover lacking, 14cm high.
Cf. Marilyn G. Karmason & Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, p 47.