$3,000
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
English & Continental Furniture & Decorative Arts
Auction: October 7, 2014 11:00:00 AM EDT
The cover surmounted by a snail form finial, mounted with a handle in the form of a monkey holding the reins of a cockerel serving as the spout, molded with a foliate medallion to each side of the yellow ground ovoid body, raised on three splayed feet, the base impressed Mintons, shape number 624, with date cypher for 1876.
H: 5 3/4, W: 4, D: 9 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. 52.