A STAFFORDSHIRE AGATEWARE TEAPOT AND COVER AND A SILVER-SHAPED CREAM JUG CIRCA 1750-60

each raised on three lion mask-and-paw feet. Some minor chips.

The teapot and cover: In generally good condition, the teapot with a very shallow 1/8 inch rim chip to the spout, the cover with a minor shallow 1/2 inch rim chip to the interior edge issuing a 1/4 inch hair crack, the bird knop with a very minor old chip to the tip of the wing. The silver shaped milk jug: One lion paw foot has been broken off and glued back, another was well restored. There is a 1/8 inch rim chip to the lip of the spout, another 1/8 inch chip to the rim, a restuck very minor chip to the rim, and a very minor glaze chip to the base of the handle. The rim has been slightly ground down on both sides.
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.

A similar cream jug was in the Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection, sold in these rooms, January 20, 2006, lot 77, and another is illustrated by Leslie B. Grigsby, The Henry H. Weldon Collection: English Pottery 1650-1800, p. 266, no. 151.