Minton Majolica putti & mermaid pitcher

Victorian, circa 1873. 12.2ins high, 7.1ins wide, 6.7ins depth.

Minton Majolica jug/pitcher which features a putti being held aloft by a mermaid on one side and a merman on the other.

Colouration: green, ochre, blue, are predominant.

The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '474'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1873.

Condition

Good. No restoration. Clean drill hole in underside of base, which goes through to the inside of the jug.

KILN EFFECTS: glaze run to the brown glaze;

shrinkage crack between putti's legs;

a few specks of kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the exterior.