TEN MINTONS ENAMELLED PINK-GROUND RETICULATED PLATES

DATE CYPHERS FOR 1880-1882, PRINTED PUCE CROWNED GLOBE AND IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS, MOST WITH IMPRESSED REGISTRY DIAMONDS AND VARIOUS CYPHERS, PATTERN NO. G3970, THE DECORATION ATTRIBUTED TO DÉSIRÉ LEROY

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TEN MINTONS ENAMELLED PINK-GROUND RETICULATED PLATES
Date cyphers for 1880-1882, printed puce crowned globe and impressed uppercase marks, most with impressed registry diamonds and various cyphers, pattern no. G3970, the decoration attributed to Désiré Leroy
Each asymmetrically painted in white with wildflowers and insects in flight, the gilt enriched border pierced with key-pattern and paterae
9½in. (24.1cm.) diam. (10)

拍品专文

Désiré Leroy was employed at the Mintons factory c. 1874-1890. He specialized in painting birds and insects in flight above specimen flowers in white on turquoise, blue and pink grounds. Also see note to lot 171.