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

Designed in London

Teensy playful ornaments that run

A geographic odyssey from the Belles Matières collection

Its substantial scale and weight immediately distinguish the piece

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

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