Minton Majolica hare & mallard game pie dish (LARGE)

Victorian, circa 1856. 9.6ins high, 16.1ins wide, 10.2ins depth. Minton Majolica game pie dish with liner which features a hare, mallard and blackbird on a bed of fern and oak leaves. Colouration: brown, green, cream, are predominant.

Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1856.

Condition

Cover: Generally good. RESTORATION: Section on one end, including hare's left foot reglued and joins retouched.

Handle reglued and joins retouched.

Liner: Good. Chip to under rim.

RESTORATION: Filled chip to both handle lips and rim.

Stabilised and retouched crack to rim.

Base: Good. Two bruises to inner rim.

Flakes to the handles, rim and exterior.

RESTORATION: Retouched flake to two feet.

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