FOUR WEDGWOOD PEARLWARE ‘LEAFAGE’ PATTERN DESSERT WARES AND A WEDGWOOD LEAF-MOLDED MUG

This lot is offered without reserve.

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BARBARA ANSPACH Known for “…her great taste, sense of style and history, and passion for the arts” [N.Y. Times, October 2014], Barbara “Bobbie” Anspach and her husband Andrew helped make her family’s hotel, The Algonquin, the storied New York City landmark it remains today. An inveterate traveler, her deep affection for the city of London and for the friends she made there inspired her collection of 18th century English ceramics. Actively seeking prime examples from respected British and New York antiquarians and collectors, many of her prized 'pots' are those used to illustrate the standard literature in the field.

FOUR WEDGWOOD PEARLWARE ‘LEAFAGE’ PATTERN DESSERT WARES AND A WEDGWOOD LEAF-MOLDED MUG

LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS AND CYPHERS, PAINTED 17 TO MUG

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FOUR WEDGWOOD PEARLWARE ‘LEAFAGE’ PATTERN DESSERT WARES AND A WEDGWOOD LEAF-MOLDED MUG
LATE 18TH/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARKS AND CYPHERS, PAINTED 17 TO MUG
Comprising: two geranium leaf-shaped dishes, two oblong leaf-shaped dishes, and a fruiting oak leaf molded mug with branch handle
13 in. (33 cm.) long, the oval dishes

Provenance

Otto M. Wasserman (the oblong leaf-shaped dishes).

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

See R. Reilly, Wedgwood, Vol. II, p. 358, pl. 515 for a plate from this service. Also see Sotheby’s, New York, 9 & 10 October, 1990, lot 514 for related wares.

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