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STAFFORDSHIRE LEAD-GLAZED CREAM-COLORED EARTHENWARE 'KING OF PRUSSIA' TEAPOT AND COVER CIRCA 1760
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- porcelain
- Height 5 in.
Raised on a bracket foot and molded on each of four sides with either a bust-length portrait of Frederick II, a lion or the Prussian eagle against a cell pattern ground.
Provenance
Christie's, New York, The Herbert and Sylvia Jacobs Collection, January 24, 1994, lot 89.
Condition
Restoration around the rim and flange of the cover, the rim and neck of the teapot and the tip of the spout; two minor small chips to the inner edge of the foot; haircrack from the rim to the knop of the cover.
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 example is illustrated in Ross E. Taggart, The Frank P. and Harriet C. Burnap Collection of English Pottery in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, 1967, p. 121, no. 452.