Lot Essay
CF. HOBSON, BRITISH MUESUM P. 176, G-26, PL. 18; WALTON, TEMPLE NEWSAM, P. 43, NO. 118; ANON. SALE, SOTHEBY'S NEW YORK, OCTOBER 25, 1991, LOT 183 ($5,500) FOR SIMILAR EXAMPLES
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A STAFFORDSHIRE WHITE SALTGLAZE QUATREFOIL TEAPOT AND COVER
CIRCA 1745, PROBABLY BY THOMAS AND JOHN WEDGWOOD, 'BIG HOUSE', BURSLEM
WITH ACORN FINIAL, SCALED SERPENT SCROLL SPOUT AND NOTCHED LOOP HANDLE, AND MOULDED WITH PECTIN SHELLS ON BOTH SIDES FLANKED BY BRANCHES OF OAK WITH ACORNS BENEATH A BAND OF INTERLACED SCROLLS AND A BAND OF KEY PATTERN, THE DOME COVER WITH STIFF LEAF-TIPS, SHELLS AND DIAMONDS, ENRICHED ALLOVER WITH SPLASHES OF COBALT, JACOBS COLLECTION NO. 406--4 5/8IN. (11.5CM) HIGH
CIRCA 1745, PROBABLY BY THOMAS AND JOHN WEDGWOOD, 'BIG HOUSE', BURSLEM
WITH ACORN FINIAL, SCALED SERPENT SCROLL SPOUT AND NOTCHED LOOP HANDLE, AND MOULDED WITH PECTIN SHELLS ON BOTH SIDES FLANKED BY BRANCHES OF OAK WITH ACORNS BENEATH A BAND OF INTERLACED SCROLLS AND A BAND OF KEY PATTERN, THE DOME COVER WITH STIFF LEAF-TIPS, SHELLS AND DIAMONDS, ENRICHED ALLOVER WITH SPLASHES OF COBALT, JACOBS COLLECTION NO. 406--4 5/8IN. (11.5CM) HIGH