(13) English Victorian Minton 'Trophy' Pattern Dinner Plates

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(lot of 13) English Victorian dinner plates, Minton, in the "Trophy" pattern, c.1867, printed and overpainted in colors with a border of grotesque masks framed by cornucopia, alternating reserves of trophies, impressed mark Minton, M & Co printed backstamp with registry mark, some crazing and staining, approx 10 3/8"diam; 17.5lbs total Provenance: From the estate of Connie Todd (Constance Clare Todd, Austin, Texas, 1941-2024). For many years, Connie Todd was the personal assistant to prominent Austin-based book publisher, photographer, and author Bill Wittliff (William Dale Wittliff, American, active in Austin, Texas, 1940-2019). Bill Wittliff wrote celebrated screenplays such as "Lonesome Dove" (1982), "Legends of the Fall" (1994), and "Barbarosa" (2000), and founded the regionally-oriented publishing company, Encino Press, with his wife Sally in 1963. Connie Todd later served as the founding director of the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University from 1997-2010, transforming it into an internationally-acclaimed collection through noteworthy acquisitions such as the Cormac McCarthy archive. After retiring from Texas State, Connie Todd spent time traveling the world with friends and family.