Description:
Three Staffordshire White Salt-glazed Stoneware Items, England, c. 1750-60, a guglet with floral and foliate sprigging, ht. 8; globular teapot and cover with recumbent lion knop, serpent handle, and mask spout, central band of incised diamonds bordered with encrusted trim, lg. 6 1/2; and a compressed globular teapot and cover, crabstock handle and spout, applied fruiting grapevines, lg. 5 5/8 in.
Estimate $600-800
Guglet: Area of missing relief; glaze pitting and stress cracks.
Encrusted teapot: 1/2" hairline to cover rim; pot with shortened spout; hairline to spout; 3/8" rim hairline.
Grapevine teapot: Cover with slight and shallow rim chips; spout with small edge chips and slight 1/4" hairline; slight chipping to inner rim (where cover sits).
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Keywords
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.