Lot Essay
See J. Jefferson Miller II, English Yellow-Glazed Pottery, Smithsonian Institution, 1974, p. 104-fig. 66 for similar whistles also from the Leon Collection.
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A STAFFORDSHIRE CREAMWARE MODEL OF A RECUMBENT SHEEP
Early 19th century
The animal with sponged green and brown markings, covered in a yellow glaze and enamelled in black, 5¼in. (13.4cm.) long; together with a yellow-glazed bird-form whistle with black an green markings, 3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) high (2)
Early 19th century
The animal with sponged green and brown markings, covered in a yellow glaze and enamelled in black, 5¼in. (13.4cm.) long; together with a yellow-glazed bird-form whistle with black an green markings, 3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) high (2)
Provenance
With Earle Vandekar, New York (the sheep)
The Leon Collection (the wistle)
With Elisabeth S. Mankin, Kent, Ct. (the whistle)
The Leon Collection (the wistle)
With Elisabeth S. Mankin, Kent, Ct. (the whistle)