Lot Essay
Cf. Reilly, Wedgwood, Vol. I, pp. 159-162, figs. 109-120 for examples of cauliflower wares; Grigsby, Weldon Collection, pl. 89a-c, nos. 27, 42, 30, 29 and 237 for more examples
Details
A CAULIFLOWER COFFEE-POT AND COVER
CIRCA 1760, PROBABLY STAFFORDSHIRE OR YORKSHIRE
Naturalistically moulded as a cauliflower, the finial, domed cover, upper spout and upper body as florettes, the scroll handle, lower spout and lower body as green overlapping leaves, Jacobs Collection no. 398 (handle and tip of spout restored)--9½in. (24.4cm.) high
CIRCA 1760, PROBABLY STAFFORDSHIRE OR YORKSHIRE
Naturalistically moulded as a cauliflower, the finial, domed cover, upper spout and upper body as florettes, the scroll handle, lower spout and lower body as green overlapping leaves, Jacobs Collection no. 398 (handle and tip of spout restored)--9½in. (24.4cm.) high
Provenance
The Schaffer Collection, Phillips New York, December 1, 1979, lot 61