Lot 689
  • 689

English creamware large mug Circa 1775-80

Estimate
600 - 800 USD
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Description

  • ceramic
  • Height: 6 in.
  • 15.2 cm
Probably Leeds,  ainted with a gentleman fishing by a riverbank in a rural landscape, affixed with a loop handle.

Provenance

Collection of Donald C. Towner, Esq., sold, Sotheby & Co, New York, London, February 13, 1968, lot 153

Condition

There is an approximate 3 1/2-inch long forking haricrack running across the base and upwards for approximately 1 inch on the side. There is a small restored flat chip to the edge of base and some very minor and occasional flaking to the green enamels. There is a short haircrack to the interior of the rim edge.
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