Each figure is set above three open oyster shells on circular pedestal base. One figure holding a beehive and mallet is representative of physical labor, the other figure with stylus and scroll represents intellectual endeavor or the arts. Both bases impressed "Minton" and one with date mark for 1853.

11.25 x 10 in.

Estate of the late Arthur H. Danielson of Raleigh, NC

Both with hairlines to shells.

$400 - 800