11-08-200911-08-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2482Boston
November 8, 2009 11:00 AMCalender
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Transfer-decorated Liverpool Pottery Creamware Pitcher

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$1,185$1,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2482Location: BostonDate / Time: November 08, 2009 11:00AM

Description:

Transfer-decorated Liverpool Pottery Creamware Pitcher, England, early 19th century, one side depicting a heroic figure mourning beside Washington's tomb, the reverse showing two winged figures of victory above a patriotic inscription, (repairs),ht. 8 in.

Provenance: The pitcher accompanied by a 1941 document indicating it was once in the William Randolph Hearst collection.
Estimate $400-600

Old repairs on rim and spout.

Keywords

United Kingdom, Washington's tomb, pitcher