Vintage 1880s Minton Majolica Basket Cheese Dome Mepra Its substantial scale and weight

Its substantial scale and weight immediately distinguish the piece

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

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Vintage 1880s Minton Majolica Basket Cheese Dome Mepra Its substantial scale and weightAmong 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