Lot Essay
See the other example from this collection, named and dated Richard Mare 169, sold Christie's, London, 11 June 2010, lot 1072.
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CIRCA 1695
Details
A STAFFORDSHIRE SLIPWARE TWO-HANDLED CUP
CIRCA 1695
Of baluster form with flattened loop handles, decorated in cream-coloured slip on a dark-brown ground, inscribed IOHN MARE HIS CVP, each work divided by a verticle band of dot-ornament, above seeded flowerheads and cross-ornament (minor damage to rim and restoration)
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 1695
Of baluster form with flattened loop handles, decorated in cream-coloured slip on a dark-brown ground, inscribed IOHN MARE HIS CVP, each work divided by a verticle band of dot-ornament, above seeded flowerheads and cross-ornament (minor damage to rim and restoration)
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Thomas Burn, Rous Lench Court; Sotheby's, 1 July 1986, lot 75.
Literature
Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Catalogue, Vol. I, S73.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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