A Minton Majolica Teapot, Gourd-Form With Mushroom Lid, English, Dated 1861

Description

A Minton Majolica Novelty Teapot formed as a yellow-glazed gourd with blossoms on raised leaves and blossom, surmounted by a … more A Minton Majolica Novelty Teapot formed as a yellow-glazed gourd with blossoms on raised leaves and blossom, surmounted by a lid naturalistically molded and glazed as a mushroom, the reverse with impressed marks 'MINTON' and date code for 1861.
LITERATURE:
Victoria Cecil, MINTON MAJOLICA: An Historical Survey and Exhibition Catalogue. London: Trefoil Books Ltd, 1982, p. 30.
Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B. Stacke, MAJOLICA, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey.
New York: Harry N. Abrams Publishers, Second Edition, 2002, p. 2. less