177: Minton – A pair of Minton majolica monkey garden seats, Date code for 1873

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Lot: 177 Starting Price: €3000Estimate: €3000 - €6000 Categories: Athens, Auction1014, Decorative Arts & Antiques Buyer’s Premium: 17% + VAT (a total of 21.08% at the final hammer price)
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    Description

    Description

    Minton – A pair of Minton majolica monkey garden seats
    Date code for 1873
    Each modelled as a crouching monkey holding a coconut and supporting a tasselled cobalt-blue cushion, moulded with buttons and edged with green rope-twist borders, raised on a yellow-glazed faux-rattan base.
    Impressed MINTON marks, shape number 589 and date cyphers for 1873 to the undersides.
    Dimensions (each):
    H. 47 cm; top: W. 35 x D. 36 cm; base: W. 31 x D. 34 cm.
    Condition
    Overall in good condition, with minor age-related wear, to the glaze, particularly to the top surfaces.
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