Lot 482
482
A PAIR OF COALPORT ELEPHANT-HANDLED PILGRIM FLASKS AND STOPPERS
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 
A PAIR OF COALPORT ELEPHANT-HANDLED PILGRIM FLASKS AND STOPPERS

CIRCA 1870, PUCE PRINTED AMPERSAND AND UPPERCASE MARK

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A PAIR OF COALPORT ELEPHANT-HANDLED PILGRIM FLASKS AND STOPPERS
Circa 1870, puce printed ampersand and uppercase mark
Of teardrop form, painted and gilt overall in the 'Cashmere' pattern
14¼in. (36.3cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

See Michael Messenger, Coalport 1795-1926, Suffolk, 1995, p. 263-264, for illustrated wares in this pattern and a discussion of the popularity of Cashmere shawls and textiles during the third quarter of the 19th century.

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