A STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE GROUP OF 'TEE TOTAL' CIRCA 1830

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

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Description

height 8 in.
20.3 cm

the scene of domestic harmony modeled as a family seated at a tea table on a table base. Minor restoration.

Provenance

D. M. & P. Manheim Antiques, New York

Catalogue Note

'Tee Total' is often paired with its companion group, 'Ale Bench,' contrasting the effects of overindulgence in alcohol with the benefits of total abstinence. A similar model of this group was sold, Sotheby's, New York, from the Estate of S. Carter Burden, October 26, 2002, lot 1537.