STAFFORDSHIRE WHITE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE PECTEN SHELL TEAPOT AND COVER CIRCA 1745-50

Together with three coffee cups molded with allegorical panels. 4 pieces.

The teapot: Matthew and Elisabeth Sharpe, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
The teapot and two cups: Freeman's, Philadelphia, The Collection of Dorothy W. and F. Otto Haas, May 25, 2011, lot 50.
The third cup: Titus Geesey Collection, Wilmington, Delaware;
Pook and Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, January 11, 2008, lot 116.

A large piece extending from the midpoint of the rim on one side, down and around the body just above the spout and up to the rim on the other side has been broken out and restored back. The handle has been off and restored back. Minor chip to the flange of the cover; two minor small chips to the edge of the knop and its tail.
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For an agateware example of this model see lot 341.