13th Jul, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
A Staffordshire Solid Agate Teapot and Cover, circa 1750, of ovoid form with bird finial and crabstock handle and spout, on three paw feet
14.5cm high
Provenance: With Jonathon Horne Antiques Ltd
Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Minor flakes to the rim of the cover. Birds head re glued on the knop. Small area of good repair to the collar of the main body. Small chips to the end of the spout. Minor flakes to the feet. Glaze crazed all over.
Auction: Summer Fine Sale, 13th Jul, 2024
The Summer Fine Sale offers nearly 450 lots of ceramics, Asian art, clocks, rugs, works of art and furniture, including a collection of 19th century Terracotta Campagna Urns from Raby Castle, County Durham, a Lock of Florence Nightingale's Hair, and a French Alabaster Figure Group of the Holy Family, probably made in South West France in the late 14th century. A Private Collection of English Pottery will be offered in twenty-three lots, including numerous Prattware and Creamware figures, and the sale will also include pieces of fine 19th century furniture and good early oak and walnut furniture.
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