A PAIR OF MINTONS PATE-SUR-PATE PILGRIM FLASKS CIRCA 1890

by Mark Louis Solon, initialed MLS, each decorated in white slip on an olive-green ground, on the front with a cupid riding a dragonfly and on the reverse with a neoclassical device supporting a basket of fruit and trailing ivy, printed gilt crowned MINTONS globe mark, indistinct impressed date cypher..

Collection of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard S. Rakow, bearing the collectors' label

There is a patch of scratching on the reverse of one vase and several small scratch marks to the body of the other. There is some occasional wear to the gilding on the handles of the signed vase and further minor wear to gilding on the other.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

CIRCA 1880-90