BRITISH CERAMICS

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Cupid Plotter, Minton, circa

1858,Venus reclines as Cupid embraces her, a garland of encrusted flowers at their feet, on a shaped oval plinth, incised ermine mark, 21.5cm

high; and Rebecca at the Well, unknown factory, circa 1850,on

an octagonal base, impressed X within circle mark, 35.5cm high (2)

£150 - 250

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A Blue Tinted Parian Classical Ewer, unknown factory, circa

1860, modelled as a merman clutching the spout of a vessel, with a dolphin mask, on an anodised metal tripod foot, 37cm high; and A Blue

Tinted and Flower Encrusted Two-Handled Baluster Vase and Cover, unknown factory, circa

1850, with rose finial to the domed cover, the front and reverse with encrusted diverse flowers, rustic twig handles, 33cm high (2)

£120 - 180

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Musidora, after William Theed, for the Ceramic and Crystal Palace Art Union, 1876, as a

standing semi-nude beauty by bulrushes and rocks, titled on the reverse, and impressed Ceramic and

Crystal Palace Art Union W Theed pubd 1867, and Copeland 076,

43cm high

£200 - 300

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Dancing Girl Reposing, after William Calder Marshall, for the Art Union of London, 1848,

standing and gazing to dexter holding a tambourine by a garland covered tree stump, shaped circular base,

incised Marshall Fect Cheverton

Sculp, impressed Copeland, and impressed on the base Art Union of London 1848, 44cm high

£200 - 300

Amazon, after Jean-Jacques Feuchere, Shape 246, Minton,

1867, energetically modelled as the horse rears and the Amazon aims a spear (now lacking), impressed Mintonand year cypher, 36cm high;

and The Companion Figure, Theseus, Shape 254, 1856,

similarly modelled to the preceding, incised ermine mark and 254and year mark, 41cm high (2) Amazon The Thornton Collection Part I, Tennants, 29 March 2007, lot 70.

£800 - 1200

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Lalage,A Part Glazed and Green Tinted Figure, after John Bell,

Minton, 1868, the classical maiden sits on a rock clasping her right knee and holding a floral garland, a lizard at her feet, incised title and John Bell, impressed Mintonand year cypher, 39.5cm high This figure is illustrated in The Parian Phenomenon, edited by Paul Atterbury, published by Richard Dennis, fig 145.

Provenance: The Thornton Collection Part I, Tennants, 29 March 2007, lot 66.

£300 - 500

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Lalage, Minton, 1865, as a maiden seated on a rock holding a garland of flowers, a lizard at her feet, titled, impressed Mintonand year mark, 40cm high; and Apollo Belvedere,

after the Antique, Minton, shape 132, circa 1852, impressed Minton

and year mark, incised shape number, 44cm high (2)

This model of Lalage is shown in The Parian Phenomenon, edited by Paul Atterbury, published by Richard Dennis, page 90, illus 145. Shown by Minton at the International Exhibition of 1862. Probably the companion to Miranda.

£250 - 350

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