THREE STAFFORDSHIRE ENAMELLED SALT-GLAZED TEAPOTS AND COVERS AND A MILK JUG CIRCA 1745-55

each picked out in blue, comprising: two globular-shaped teapots each sprigged on, either side with a flowering plant and raised on three feet, and a house-form teapot, molded as a three-storied building with windows surrounding a central doorway beneath a lion rampant, the milk jug molded on either side with pecten shells below floral motifs and raised on three lion mask-and-paw feet. Some restoration.

The smaller globular teapot, Arthur Hurst and T. Murray Ragg Collections, sold, Sotheby's, London, March, 23, 1954, lot 87
Property of E. N. Stretton, Esq., sold, Sotheby's, London, April 28, 1981, lot 80
The larger globular teapot, Art Trading Ltd., New York
The house-form teapot, Matthew and Elisabeth Sharpe Antiques, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
The milk jug, sold, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, June, 28, 1980, lot 4 

The smaller globular teapot, London, Victoria and Albert Museum, "English Pottery and Porcelain", May 5-June 20, 1948, No. 70, illustrated.
London, Morley College "British Saltglazed Stoneware Exhibition", November 1972

House: Cover extensively restored - possibly mostly made-up. Minor crack and minor areas of restoration to the rim of the pot; minor areas of restration to the edge of the foot. The upper part of the handle is restored where it joins the body but does not appear to have been off. Small footed teapot: areas of restoration around rim of cover; 1/4 in. haircrack to rim of pot; two feet have been off and restored back on. Large footed teapot: good conditon apart from minor restoration to end of spout and some misfiring to the blue of the sprigging. Jug: spout has large haircrack broken out and restored back; 1/4 in. restored chip to rim; blue is misfired.
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 teapot and cream jug with similar form and blue-stained decoration are illustrated by Peter Walton, Creamware and other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House Leeds, p. 41-2, nos. 112 and 116.