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A Longton Hall leaf-form bowl circa 1756
Estimate
500 - 700 USD
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Description
- porcelain
- length 5 1/2 in.
- 13.9 cm
molded around the exterior with strawberry leaves and pansies, the interior painted with flower sprays in the center and at the rim.
Condition
Some scattered peppering to the glaze; two very minor shallow 1/8-in chips to the edge of the foot; a minor 1/16-chip to the edge of the green leaf portion of the rim and another flat 1/8-in. chip to the rim edge.
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.
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
A similar bowl is illustrated in English Pottery and Porcelain, the English Ceramic Circle Commemorative Exhibition Catalogue, 1948, pl. 72, no. 336. Another from the Collection of Mildred S. Hilson, was sold at Christie's New York, October 14, 1995, lot 225.