A MINTON PORCELAIN FLASK AND COVER (3)
Circa 1860
Of flattened pear form set with mask handles, each side painted with a circular landscape panel inside a border of pink roses against a turquoise ground, green ermine mark, 21cm high; also a Copeland two-light putto candlestick, circa 1875, impressed marks, 32cm high
| Estimate: | £100 - £150 |
Minton flask and cover- some heavy crazing/haircracks to the body. Chip to one handle. Some wear to the gilding. Finial lacking to the cover,
Candlestick- glued repair around the base of one of the sconces. Some wear to the gilding. Some discoluration to the turquoise in each sconce
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.
Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.