Porcelain & Glass - 28th November 2007

Lot 64

A large Minton Majolica stick stand

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £4000

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Description

A large Minton Majolica stick stand, modelled as a heron standing on one leg and holding a wriggling fish in its beak, before a clump of bulrushes, raised on a circular base, signed by Paul Comolera. Damages and old restoration. Impressed marks and date code for 1877, 103cm. Cf. Marilyn G. Karmason, Majolica, p.55 for similar examples.