Lot 62
  • 62

A STAFFORDSHIRE WHITE SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE TEAPOT AND COVER, CIRCA 1745

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 USD
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Description

  • ceramics
  • height 4 1/2 in.
  • 11.5 cm
finely molded around the shoulder with sprigs of acorns and oak leaves alternating with shells, and around the lower body with shell motifs and leafy vines. 

Provenance

Collection of Mary Austin Beretta
Sotheby's New York, October 10, 1990, lot 444
Jonathan Horne Antiques Ltd, London

Condition

Minor short haircrack to the neck of the pot; otherwise in generally good condition.
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