Country Americana
Description:
Tin-glazed Earthenware Tea Canister, England, c. 1760-70, probably Bristol, octagonal form with blue decoration of borders of floral vines amongst scrollwork alternating with white ground floral vines, each longer side with depiction of a standing figure: one a well-dressed gentleman, the other a lady, ht. 3 5/8 in.
Provenance: The Troy Chappell Collection; Ginsburg & Levy.
Literature: Similar illustrated in The Burnap Collection of English Pottery, by Taggart, illus. 161.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Rim with glaze loss surrounding edge; edges with scattered glaze loss.
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