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TWO WEDGWOOD QUEENSWARE CUSTARD CUPS AND COVERS
CIRCA 1775, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE AND INCISED POTTERS' MARKS
One with flat cover, ball finial and loop handle, enamelled in red and black in pattern no. 164 with stylized flowers, Jacobs Collection no. 390; the other with domed cover, ball finial and two raised loop handles, enamelled in brown with oak leaves, Jacobs Collection no. 389 (the second cracked)--3¼in. (8.2cm.) high; together with a Wedgwood Queensware small leaf-shaped sweetmeat dish, circa 1770, impressed uppercase mark, formed as overlapping leaves outlined in brown enamel, with twig handle, Jacobs Collection no. 311 (nick to the rim)--3 1/8in. (7.8cm.) wide overall (3)
CIRCA 1775, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE AND INCISED POTTERS' MARKS
One with flat cover, ball finial and loop handle, enamelled in red and black in pattern no. 164 with stylized flowers, Jacobs Collection no. 390; the other with domed cover, ball finial and two raised loop handles, enamelled in brown with oak leaves, Jacobs Collection no. 389 (the second cracked)--3¼in. (8.2cm.) high; together with a Wedgwood Queensware small leaf-shaped sweetmeat dish, circa 1770, impressed uppercase mark, formed as overlapping leaves outlined in brown enamel, with twig handle, Jacobs Collection no. 311 (nick to the rim)--3 1/8in. (7.8cm.) wide overall (3)
Provenance
The Schaeffer Collection, Phillips New York, December 1, 1979, lot 96 (the sweetmeat dish only)
Exhibited
North Salem, NY, The Hammond Museum, Design in the Service of Tea, August 7 - October 28, 1984 (the red-decorated custard cup and cover and the sweetmeat dish only)