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A rare Minton Majolica beetle box and cover, dated 1872

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A rare Minton Majolica beetle box and cover, dated 1872

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A rare Minton Majolica beetle box and cover, dated 1872
Curiously modelled as an oversized scarab, its carapace forming a separate cover, glazed in green with scattered spots of purple, the base with a rich aubergine glaze, 11.4cm long, impressed MINTON with model no.1610 and date cipher (2)
Footnotes:
A similar beetle box in Majolica glazes is illustrated by Paul Atterbury and Maureen Batkin, Dictionary of Minton (1990), p.44. Another was sold by Sotheby's on 22 May 1984, lot 308.

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A rare Minton Majolica beetle box and cover, dated 1872

Name: A rare Minton Majolica beetle box and cover, dated 1872
Brand: Minton
SKU: 130084350
Price: 1000 GBP
Availability: InStock

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