A lilac bone china pastille-burner modelled as a turetted castle, the crenellated towers pierced with arrowslits above a single arched door and flight of steps, all above a rocky-mound base, applied with flowers and foliage, enriched in colours and gilt (damages and hairline cracks), circa 1850 -- 7½in. high | Christie's

Lot 97

A lilac bone china pastille-burner modelled as a turetted castle, the crenellated towers pierced with arrowslits above a single arched door and flight of steps, all above a rocky-mound base, applied with flowers and foliage, enriched in colours and gilt (damages and hairline cracks), circa 1850 -- 7½in. high

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A lilac bone china pastille-burner modelled as a turetted castle, the crenellated towers pierced with arrowslits above a single arched door and flight of steps, all above a rocky-mound base, applied with flowers and foliage, enriched in colours and gilt (damages and hairline cracks), circa 1850 -- 7½in. high

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Lot Essay

Cf. Anthony Oliver, Staffordshire Pottery, p.96, pl.127, for a similar example which is described as 'Warwick Castle'

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