Lot Essay
Cf. Falkner, Wood, pl. XV, no. 69 and R.K. Price, Astbury, Whieldon and Ralph Wood, pl. XXXVIII, no. 67 for similar examples
Details
A STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE DRINKING CUP
CIRCA 1780
Conical moulded on both sides with a mask of the Pope in a green, ochre and blue mitre above the mask of a grinning horned devil and brown hair, the sides moulded with acanthus enriched in blue and ochre, Jacobs Collection. no. 651 (finial restuck)--5½in. (14cm.) high
CIRCA 1780
Conical moulded on both sides with a mask of the Pope in a green, ochre and blue mitre above the mask of a grinning horned devil and brown hair, the sides moulded with acanthus enriched in blue and ochre, Jacobs Collection. no. 651 (finial restuck)--5½in. (14cm.) high
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, April 19, 1991, lot 53