Description:
Miniature Staffordshire Brown-sponged Creamware Tea and Coffee Service, England, c. 1765, a teakettle and cover, ht. 2 7/8, coffeepot and cover, ht. 2 1/8, teapot and cover, ht. 2 5/8, creamer, ht. 1 5/8, sugar bowl and a cover, ht. 1 3/4, six tea bowls, dia. 1 5/8, and six saucers, dia. 2 3/4 in.
Estimate $200-400
Tea kettle: One side of spout missing.
Coffee pot: finial missing; glaze blemish to rim.
Teapot: 3/4" chip to cover; nick to spout.
Creamer: Handle broken off in two olaces and simply reglued.
Sugar bowl: Wrong cover; rim chip; imterior staining.
Tea bowls and saucers: Four bowls with slight rim chips;
All else in very good condition throughout.
Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Keywords
United KingdomStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Jonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
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.