
Lot Details
Lot 1045
Joseph Holdcroft Majolica Pink-Ground Shell and Pond Lily Four-Pocket Oyster Plate
Circa 1875
Unmarked, black painted lozenge
The central well in turquoise, lined in yellow, flanked by paired scallop shells glazed in a deep pink, divided by budding and blossoming water lilies, the underside mottled in brown and green. Width 9 1/4 inches.
Reference:
Jim and Vivian Karsnitz, Collecting Oyster Plates, p. 40 (as Minton). Majolica International Society, KL000405 for a JH monogrammed example in the Matthes Collection.
C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection
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