Auction: Sale #2207 - 2207Location: BoltonDate / Time: August 10, 2003 10:00AM
Description:
Small Mochaware Covered Teapot, England, c. 1800, very rare mocha teapot and cover with black dendritic "trees" on a pale orange field bordered with bright blue bands, extruded handle with foliate terminals, (imperfections),ht. 4 in.
Provenance: Purchased from Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Blum, 1985.
Exhibitions: Colonial Williamsburg, 1993-94 and in the exhibition Dipped, Slipped, Turned & Wormed, at the Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 1995.
Estimate $2,000-2,500