Lot Essay
The form is well-known in contemporary dated delftware, Nottingham stoneware, saltglaze stoneware, blanc-de-chine porcelain and English silver but is extremely rare in slipware.
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CIRCA 1685-1705
Details
A STAFFORDSHIRE SLIPWARE ROYAL PORTRAIT MUG
CIRCA 1685-1705
Of globular form with short flared neck and loop handle, the brown ground with a stylised crowned head flanked by vertical combed ornament in dark-brown and cream slip, the neck with entwined dark-brown and cream ribbon-ornament
4¼ in. (10.8 cm) high
CIRCA 1685-1705
Of globular form with short flared neck and loop handle, the brown ground with a stylised crowned head flanked by vertical combed ornament in dark-brown and cream slip, the neck with entwined dark-brown and cream ribbon-ornament
4¼ in. (10.8 cm) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London 17 February 1970, lot 89.
Literature
Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Catalogue, Vol. I, S56.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.
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