$5,000
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Auction: October 7, 2014 11:00:00 AM EDT
Surmounted by an eel and fish finial, the stand comprising 27 shells in four rotating tiers, naturalistically modeled with seaweed amidst the brown and aubergine scaled shells, impressed Minton, shape number 636 and date cypher for 1872 to underside.
H: 10 1/2, D: 12 in.Provenance: Property from the collection of Debra and I. Michael Coslov, Haverford, PA.
LITERATURE: Marilyn G. Karmason, Joan B. Stacke. Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey. Henry N. Abrams, New York, 1989. pg. 45 (illustrated).