Tin-glazed Earthenware Cathay Coffee Cup

Description:

Tin-glazed Earthenware CathayCoffee Cup, England, c. 1760-70, probably Liverpool, loop handle to a cylindrical form with curved bowl, blue decorated with Asian landscape, ht. 2 1/2 in.

Provenance: Garry Atkins.

Literature: Illustrated in An Exhibition of English Pottery, by Atkins (1998),illus. 19.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Scattered age typical glaze abrasions along rim.


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