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A RARE ELERS BROTHERS RED STONEWARE TEA CANISTER CIRCA 1695
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- stoneware
- height 2 1/8 in.
- 5.4 cm
sprigged on either side of the globular body with a flowering branch of prunus, impressed pseudo Chinese circular seal mark.
Provenance
Jonathan Horne, London, illustrated in English Pottery and Related Works of Art 2004, no. 04/17
Condition
Cover lacking and there is a minor flat 1/4-in. chip to the neck. Otherwise, in generally good condition.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The brothers John Philip and David Elers were Dutch silversmiths working at Vauxhall in London, and from around 1691, at Bradwell Wood in Staffordshire, where their pottery was last recorded in 1697. A number of contemporary and later accounts describe the fine red stonewares produced by the Elers during their short tenure in the potteries. These are cited in full by Gordon Elliott in his monograph of the Elers' life and work, John and David Elers and their Contemporaries. Elliott discusses the distinctive group of slip-cast and lathe-turned wares, which are, despite the absence of any firm documentary or archeological evidence, attributed to the brothers. This group was first identifed by W. B. Honey, "Elers Ware", English Ceramic Circle Transactions, No. 2, 1934, pp. 7-16, on stylistic grounds, and the pieces attributed by him for the most part remain unchallenged.
A teapot sprigged with a nearly identical prunus branch is illustrated by Elliot, op. cit., no. 2A (left) and another example, with enamelled decoration and the same distinctive sprigged branch, was in the Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection, sold in these rooms, January 20, 2006, lot 59.
A teapot sprigged with a nearly identical prunus branch is illustrated by Elliot, op. cit., no. 2A (left) and another example, with enamelled decoration and the same distinctive sprigged branch, was in the Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection, sold in these rooms, January 20, 2006, lot 59.