Lot Essay
Cf. Leslie B. Grigsby, The Henry H. Weldon Collection, English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800, London, 1990, pl. 145 for a similar example with gilding
Details
AN ENGLISH BLACK-GLAZED REDWARE SMALL FOOTED TEAPOT AND COVER
CIRCA 1770, POSSIBLY STAFFORDSHIRE OR SHROPSHIRE
With bird finial, crabstock spout and handle, the sides with applied scrolling fruiting vine, on three paw feet, cover restored, minute chips to spout
3½in. (8.6cm.) high
CIRCA 1770, POSSIBLY STAFFORDSHIRE OR SHROPSHIRE
With bird finial, crabstock spout and handle, the sides with applied scrolling fruiting vine, on three paw feet, cover restored, minute chips to spout
3½in. (8.6cm.) high
Provenance
The Schaffer Collection, Phillips New York, December 1, 1979, lot 73