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Two Staffordshire lead-glazed cream-coloured earthenware teapots and covers and an English creamware small teapot and cover, circa 1750-70
Estimate
1,400 - 2,100 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- pottery
- 10.3cm., 4 in., 12.5cm., 4 7/8 in. and 9cm., 3 1/2 in. high
two with crabstock handles and spouts, the first sprigged with a fruiting vine and covered in a mottled brown glaze, the second raised on three paw feet, sprigged with a fruiting vine and sponged in manganese with splashes of green and blue, the cover with bird finial; the creamware teapot, probably Cockpit Hill, of globular form with a scroll handle and spout moulded with a stem of flowers and leaves issuing from a shell terminal, minor restoration.
Provenance
The first teapot:
The Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection
The D. L. Jones Collection, cat. no. 32 (paper label to base)
Sotheby's, London, 15th March 1983, lot 56
Acquired from Charles Garland, London, 28th September 1992
The second teapot:
The Cyril Earle Collection
The Franklin Barret Collection
purchased on 26th October 1989, lot 426
The creamware teapot:
The Norman Stretton Collection
Phillips, London, 14th September, 1994, lot 151
The Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection
The D. L. Jones Collection, cat. no. 32 (paper label to base)
Sotheby's, London, 15th March 1983, lot 56
Acquired from Charles Garland, London, 28th September 1992
The second teapot:
The Cyril Earle Collection
The Franklin Barret Collection
purchased on 26th October 1989, lot 426
The creamware teapot:
The Norman Stretton Collection
Phillips, London, 14th September, 1994, lot 151
Exhibited
The first teapot: Boston, The Wedgwood Society of Boston Exhibition, 1973
Literature
The first teapot: Henry Sandon, Coffeepots and Teapots for the Collector, 1973, p. 51, col. pl. 60
The creamware teapot: Donald Towner, 'The Cockpit Hill Pottery', E.C.C. Transactions, vol. 6, part 3. pl. 165b
The creamware teapot: Donald Towner, 'The Cockpit Hill Pottery', E.C.C. Transactions, vol. 6, part 3. pl. 165b
Condition
the green splashed teapot:
The right wing of the bird finial is restored and the tip of the spout is restored.
the tortoiseshell ware teapot:
there is some restoration to the cover and to tip of the spout
the creamware teapot:
There is some repair to the tip of the spout, and to the chips on the cover, there is a hairline crack to the rim of the teapot.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."