A Minton Majolica Foxglove Jardiniere with Underplate, English, Dated: 1868
A Minton Majolica Foxglove Jardiniere with Underplate, English, Dated: 1868
A Minton Majolica Foxglove Jardiniere and Stand, molded with naturalistic trompe l'oeil foxgloves, ferns, and morning glories on a rustic ground, with a shaped oval rim and foliate-scroll handles, the reverse glazed in pink with impressed marks: 'MINTON,' date cypher for 1868, and design number '1056' which corresponds to the entry 'GARDEN POT AND STAND, FERN AND FOXGLOVE (M)' as recorded in the Minton Archive and reprinted in Jones.
Measurements Overall: H: 14 x W: 19.50
Jardiniere: H: 13x W: 19.50 handle to handle
Underplate: H: 2 x Dia: 18.50
Joan Jones, MINTON: THE FIRST TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF DESIGN AND PRODUCTION. Shrewsbury, England: Swan Hill Press, 1993, p. 349 . Minton Ornamental Shapes (i.e., design numbers) listed in Appendix E, pp. 343-377.
Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection: Part II. Doyle, New York: April 4, 2023, Lot number 29. Sale price: $25,200. For an identical example with underplate.
Susan Weber et al., MAJOLICA MANIA: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States 1850--1915. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020, Volume One, front cover detail and p. 1, FIG. 1.
