Minton green body ‘Bacchus’ mug, no.16, c. 1835

$395.00 AUD

Minton drab ware mug, the greenish body crisply moulded in high relief with a continuous theme of Bacchanalia revellers, including three fauns wrestling, the reverse with two fauns helping a child ride a donkey, with moulded fruiting vine background set on a wooden trunk, the handle modelled as an entwined grapevine with fruit.
Applied pad scroll mark ‘No.16′, impressed ’12’.
Circa 1835

12.5cm high, 16cm wide

Condition: minute bruise to foot, otherwise excellent

In stock