A Longton Hall melon tureen and cover circa 1755

each naturalistically modelled with a short stem isuing two puce-veined leaves, the knop formed as a vine issuing further leaves and tendrils.

Tureen: broken into four large pieces and neatly restored back into place; 1-in. restored haircrack to the rim at one end; two chips to one leaf and a repaired chip to the other at one end of the tureen. Cover: broken into at least seven pieces at one end and along one side and restored back, with a related 1/4-in. chip to the rim edge; the previously restored and made-up vine knop is now broken and there are several large chips to the leaves.
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A similar pair of melon tureens, from the Collection of Josephine and Walter Buhl Ford II, was sold in these rooms, October 6, 2006, lot 282.