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A STAFFORDSHIRE SALTGLAZE CHOCOLATE POT AND COVER
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A STAFFORDSHIRE SALTGLAZE CHOCOLATE POT AND COVER

CIRCA 1765

细节
A STAFFORDSHIRE SALTGLAZE CHOCOLATE POT AND COVER
Circa 1765
Of baluster form, the dragon spout moulded with acanthus and a rosette, the reeded strap handle at the side, drawn in black and enameled in bright colors with a gallant playimng a flute to entertain his companion in a landscape, a spray of iron-red lilies on the far side between handle and spout, the domed cover with a band of green diaper-pattern and scrolls enriched in pink
8 7/8in. (22.6cm.) high

拍品专文

See The Herbert and Sylvia Jacobs Collection; Christie's, New York, 24 January 1994, lot 46 and Property from the Estate of Virginia Carroll Crawford, Christie's East, New York, 23-24 January 2001, lot 84 for coffee-pots of similar form, material and decoration but with higher covers and with handles placed opposite the spout rather than to the side as with the present chocolate pot.