Pair Minton Majolica Putti Figures Allegorical of Time Passage, 1862.
Pair Minton Majolica Putti Figures Allegorical of Time Passage, 1862.
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A Pair of Minton Majolica Putti Figures Allegorical of the 'Begining of Time' and 'End of Time,' each seated on a stump and pedestal base glazed in green and brown leopard mottling, one cherub holding an hourglass (Beginning of Time) and the other a mop (End of Time), designed for Minton by sculptor Albert Carrier de Belleuse (French, 1824-1887), with impressed marks to base: 'MINTON' and Minton date cyhper for 1862; design numbers 141 and 142 respectively. For thirty years we have been among the preeminent specialists in fine antique majolica. Book reference: ENGLISH MAJOLICA FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. Sotheby's New York: sale number 6958, March 11, 1997, lot number 69 (color illustration).
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