Minton Majolica game pie dish with liner & cover

Victorian, circa 1874. 7.5ins high, 14ins wide, 8.7ins depth. Minton Majolica game pie dish with liner which features a mallard, rabbit and blackbird.



Colouration: brown, green, turquoise, are predominant.



















The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery.
Bears a pattern number, '668'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1874.







Book reference not found.

Condition

CONDITION: Cover: Good. No restoration.

KILN EFFECTS: over glazed shrinkage line to the base of the handle;



flecks of stray coloured glaze to the exterior;





kiln grit caught in the glaze to the underside.







Liner: Generally good.

Crack to base.





Four hairlines to rim.









Staining from use.





RESTORATION. Filled chips to handle.



Dish: Good. No restoration.

KILN EFFECTS: glaze run to the brown glaze;







craze lines to the interior.



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