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A PAIR OF YORKSHIRE PRATT-TYPE SHEPHERD AND SHEPHERDESS GROUPS CIRCA 1800-1820
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- pottery
- height 6 in.
- 15.2 cm
each modelled as either a shepherd or shepherdess standing with a crook and two recumbent lambs before a large ram with curly black-spotted horns on a rectangular base sponged around the sides in blue, ochre and black.
Condition
Shepherd: one horn broken and repaired; minor flake to the enamel of his hat brim and to the crook.
Shepherdess: one horn restored.
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.
Shepherdess: one horn restored.
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.
Catalogue Note
A similar example is illustrated in John and Griselda Lewis, Prattware, English and Scottish Relief Decorated and Underglaze Colored Earthenware, 1789-1840, p. 88.