07-13-201707-14-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3020BBoston
July 13, 2017 04:00 PMCalender
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Turner & Co. Solid Blue Jasper Bough Pot and Cover

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$2,460$2,000
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3020BLocation: BostonDate / Time: July 13, 2017 4:00PM

Description:

Turner & Co. Solid Blue Jasper Bough Pot and Cover, England, late 18th century, pierced pyramidal cover to vase with canted sides applied white classical heads to rim and oval cartouches of classical figures to each paneled side, mounted on four paw-and-ball feet raised on a lapidary polished black basalt plinth, impressed mark, ht. 7 7/8 in.

Provenance: Kanter collection.

Literature: Similar illustrated in Master Potters of the Industrial Revolution - The Turners of Lane End, by B. Hillier, plate 5b.

Provenance: The Victor & Muriel Polikoff Collection.
Estimate $700-900

Cover: In very good condition throughout.
Vase: Firing lines to the backsides of the four heads and interior corners of the vase; fracturing along the top edge of the plinth.


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Keywords

Turner & Co., Muriel Polikoff, United Kingdom