This rare pair of Minton majolica hen and rooster vases, below, priced at £16,675 on the stand of Madelena will be among the highlights of the Arley Hall Antiques & Fine Art Fair which runs from September 28-30.
The vibrant lead glazed earthenwares of majolica were originally an exercise in historicism but the range soon ran to more contemporary, naturalistic subjects. A number of well-regarded European sculptors were employed in The Potteries to create models.