Sale 2414
New York
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21 January 2011
Price realised
USD 2,750
Estimate
A PAIR OF YORKSHIRE PEARLWARE MILKING GROUPS WITH A GARDENER AND COMPANION CIRCA 1820 Of Pratt-type, each with either the gardener or his companion standing at the shoulder of an opposing animal, a dog recumbent at the side of the gardener leaning on a spade, a calf recumbent at the side of his companion holding a basket of flowers at her right hip, both rectangular bases molded with stiff-leaf tips and sponged with panels of puce, manganese and green 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
With Earle D. Vandekar of Knightsbridge Incorporated, New York, 1985 (as from the Portobello factory).
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The model of the gardener is the same as that found standing beside an over-scale ram in lot 28 of this sale. Cf. John and Griselda Lewis, Pratt Ware 1740-1840, 1984, p. 87, lower portion of the page.
Pre-Lot Text
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