British Art Pottery & Design - 14th December 2017

Lot 540

‡ Maureen Minchin (born 1954) a large Black Rhino earthenware jar and cover

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £3600

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Description

‡ Maureen Minchin (born 1954)

a large Black Rhino earthenware jar and cover, 2012, the ovoid vase applied to the shoulder with four exotic birds; Carmine Bee Eater, Lilac Breasted Roller and Woodland Kingfisher, the cover surmounted with a Black Rhino, painted with African birds and animals including giraffe, White Colombus Monkey and an African Elephant, in a landscape, impressed seal mark, 34cm. high

Provenance

Decorative Arts from 1860, Bonhams 16th October 2012 lot 283.

private collection.

Literature

Decorative Arts from 1860, Bonhams, 1st October 2014, lot 169 for a comparable Anteater jar and cover dated 2014.