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Description:
Staffordshire Historical Blue Transfer-decorated Arms of Maryland Pitcher, Thomas Mayer, Stoke-on-Trent & Longport, Staffordshire, c. 1830, the body with arms on a seacoast background and flower and leaf decoration overall, molded handle, the bottom with impressed Mayer mark, ht. 9 3/4 in.
Provenance: The Fleischer Collection; the Richards Collection; and the Powers Collection; Freeman's, November 16, 2007; Purchased from William Kurau, November 2007.
Estimate $2,500-3,500
Firing lines under top terminal of handle. No evidence of any damages or restorations 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
Thomas Mayer, Freeman, Richards Collection, William Kurau
Stephen L. Fletcher
Partner/Executive Vice President and Chief Auctioneer
Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000

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Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200

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Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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