Lot 840
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A PRATT WARE PIPE OF BIZARRE FORM
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A PRATT WARE PIPE OF BIZARRE FORM

CIRCA 1800

Details
A PRATT WARE PIPE OF BIZARRE FORM
CIRCA 1800
THE BOWL MOULDED WITH FOUR SATYR MASKS, THE STEM MOULDED WITH A LAMPREY AND A DOG'S HEAD
9 7/8IN. (25 CM.) LONG
Literature
ALFRED DUNHILL, THE PIPE BOOK PUBLISHED ARTHUR BARKER LIMITED, 1969, FIG. 251.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

PRATT WARE IS A TERM GENERALLY APPLIED TO CREAM OR PEARLWARE WHICH IS COLOURED UNDER THE GLAZE IN A SIMPLE, DISTINCTIVE PALETTE, WHICH WAS PRODUCED MOSTLY IN STAFFORDSHIRE CIRCA 1785-1840. FOR FURTHER READING ON THIS PIPE PLEASE REFER TO CF.J. AND G.LEWIS, PRATTWARE (WOODBRIDGE, 1984), P.247

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