Eleven Pieces of English Ceramics

Description:

Eleven Pieces of English Ceramics, 18th and 19th century, including a Mason's teardrop cup and saucer, a Minton, Hollins & Co. jubilee tile, a Hackwood smear-glazed vase, and an earthenware teapot and tea caddy with mottled green and brown glaze.

Provenance: Property of the Saint Louis Art Museum; sold to benefit the acquisition fund.
Estimate $400-600

The tea caddy has a slight chip to one edge as well as two chips along the bottom. Pitting visible in glaze. The teapot has some repairs to the interior of the lid as well as some pitting in glaze, damage to the Davenport box, chips to the Minton tile, crazing and a scratch to the Spode basket, Hackwood vase with chips to base.


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