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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
July 15, 2016 10:00 AMCalender
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Agate Diamond-shaped Teapot and Cover

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$9,840$8,000
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2920MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: July 15, 2016 10:00AM

Description:

Agate Diamond-shaped Teapot and Cover, England, c. 1745-50, probably Staffordshire, foo lion finial, deep cream ground with rust-brown clay, ht. 5 3/4 in.

Provenance: From the Troy Chappell Collection; Jonathan Horne.

Literature: Illustrated in Ceramics in America-2003, The Chipstone Foundation, p. 108, figs. 63-64.
Estimate $5,000-7,000

Covr: Rim chips professionally restored.
Pot: Slight nicks to top rim and spout.


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Jonathan Horne, United Kingdom