Staffordshire Ochre Ground Teapot and Cover

Description:

Staffordshire Ochre Ground Teapot and Cover, England, c. 1750, globular shape with cream-colored handle, spout and twig knop, translucent glazed leaves, vine, and berry sprigging, ht. 4 1/8 in.

Provenance: Goldweitz collection, The Victor & Muriel Polikoff Collection.
Estimate $800-1,200

Cover: restoration to finial and rim chips. Pot: Restored spout; areas of relief loss.


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