An Alcora faïence small sheep tureen and cover circa 1798-1815

modelled recumbent, the cover surmounted with a lamb-form finial.

The cover: There are three approximate 1-inch long thin restored areas at the rim edge, covering small chips; the restoration is old and turned yellow and extends for another 2 or 3 inches. The sheep on the knop has restoration to the tips of both ears. The tureen: There is some very minor and occasional abrasions to the glaze or body some of which are firing-related. The tip of its left ear is restored. There is a small flat chip to the underside of the base, which is not visible from the exterior and another approximate 1-inch restored area to the edge of base, covering chip/s.
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An Alcora polychrome ram-form tureen and cover, similarly modelled to the present example, is illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, El Esplendor de Alcora, Cerámica del s. XVIII, 5 Octubre 1994- 26 de Marzo 1995, p. 106, cat. no. 418. Another similar example is illustrated by Manuel Escrivá de Romaní in Historia de La Cerámica de Alcora, pl. LXXXI, no. 10.