Description:
Five Staffordshire Pearlware Items, England, c. 1800, four Pratt-type in the typical palette: a shaped oval jug, ht. 5 1/2, inkwell with removable pot, ht. 3 1/4, dish with turtle relief, dia. 4 1/2, and bough pot with canted sides having arched recesses with alternating figures of Venus and urns, ht. 8 1/4; and an underglaze blue decorated jug with taverners, ht. 9 1/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200
Oval jug: Slight staining and glaxze wear along spout; small flake to side of rim.
Inkwell: Inkpot with some staining to inner rim; 1/4" chip and very slight hairline to rim. Slight glaze flaw to shoulder.
Dish: 1 3/4" rim hairline.
Bough pot: Missing cover: restored chips and top to botom hairlines.
Taverner jug: Heavily restored.
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Keywords
Pratt, United KingdomStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.