Lot Essay
Similar saltglaze stoneware examples are illustrated by Jonathan Horne in A Collection of Early English Pottery, Part XIV, March 1994, no. 396.
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CIRCA 1750
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FIVE STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERY CUTLERY-HANDLES
CIRCA 1750
Each of pistol form, comprising: a pair of saltglaze examples with moulded elongated panels and white-metal collars, fitted with a curved steel blade and a two-tined fork, one collar with slight damage, three moulded handles with elongated panels and reeding with brown striations on a cream ground, each fitted with a steel three-tined fork, one cracked, all with slight chipping to raised moulding (5)
CIRCA 1750
Each of pistol form, comprising: a pair of saltglaze examples with moulded elongated panels and white-metal collars, fitted with a curved steel blade and a two-tined fork, one collar with slight damage, three moulded handles with elongated panels and reeding with brown striations on a cream ground, each fitted with a steel three-tined fork, one cracked, all with slight chipping to raised moulding (5)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
Please note that the two white saltglaze stoneware cutlery handles described in the catalogue are made from English porcelain and are not saltglaze.