Victorian Minton Pink & White Glazed Porcelain Figure Match Striker / Flower Holder c.1870

A finely modelled Minton porcelain figure of a young girl as Summer, holding a sheaf of wheat under her arm and stood beside a tall basket, likely for matches with the texture of the basket used as a striker, but it could have equally been used to decorate tables with flowers. The figure and base are white glazed with the basket a striking bubblegum pink, matching band around the base and a sweet little purse she has slung across her body on a strap. Unmarked, c.1870.