Staffordshire Brown Tortoiseshell-glazed Cream-colored Teapot and Cover

Description:

Staffordshire Brown Tortoiseshell-glazed Cream-colored Teapot and Cover, England, c. 1760, twig knop and molded crabstock handle and spout to a bulbous form with applied leaf, vine, and berry sprigging, ht. 3 7/8 in.

Provenance: The Victor & Muriel Polikoff Collection.
Estimate $400-600

Cover: Rim chips restored.
Pot: Inner rim heavily chipped; spout entirely restored.


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