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STAFFORDSHIRE WHITE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE TEAPOT AND COVER CIRCA 1745
Estimate
600 - 800 USD
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Description
- porcelain
- Height 5 3/16 in.
Incised around the middle with a pattern of diamonds showing traces of iron-red and blue cold decoration between bands of applied applied clay shards showing traces of cold gilding.
Provenance
Rowland's Antiques, Buckingham, Pennsylvania.
Condition
End of the spout restored: several very minor pinhead chips to the cover's 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 very similar teapot and cover retaining much of its cold decoration is illustrated by R. L. Hobson, Catalogue of English Pottery in the British Museum, p. 183, fig. 124, no. G77. Other similar examples are illustrated in Charles F. C. Luxmoore, English Salt-glazed Earthenware, pl. 28 (top right); and Bernard Rackham, The Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain, Volume II, pl. 37C, no. 505.