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A pair of Minton tinted parian…
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Melbourne
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26-Mar-2024
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A pair of Minton tinted parian figures, 'Psyche' and 'Pandora', dated 1873 and 1874, after Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, each modelled standing against a tree stump, half draped and holding their respective attributes, the skin and foliage in white, drapery in terra cotta, and stumps and bases in brown, impressed factory marks underside including 'Mintons' on one and date marks on both, each 43 cm high, Literature illustrated, possibly this pair, in Paul Atterbury (ed.), the parian Phenomenon: a survey of Victorian parian porcelain statuary & busts (1989). Condition: large restoration to pandoras garment and lower body
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Ceramics: Minton