Vintage 1880s Minton Majolica Basket Cheese Dome Mepra Designed in London

Designed in London

Handsome enough for a gentleman's study and lovely enough for a lady's garden party

thick sloped edges and hand finished beading detail around the image area

This classic American made glass set features an Art Deco brightly colored bowl with a golf ball stem for extra glamor and glitz

Vintage 1880s Minton Majolica Basket Cheese Dome Mepra Designed in LondonAmong the most celebrated achievements of Victorian majolica, this Minton Stilton cheese dome and stand showcases the naturalistic modeling and richly colored glazes that made the English pottery famous during the nineteenth century. Produced in Shape No. 969, the dome is sculpted as a traditional woven straw bee skep, a form long associated with the English countryside and the beekeeping tradition. High relief blackberry briar vines wind across the