13th Jul, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
A Creamware Teapot and Cover, circa 1770, of ovoid form with leaf-sheathed handle and spout, inscribed in black When this you see / remember me/ tho' many miles / we distant be within a black and red scroll cartouche, the reverse with a church in landscape
15cm high
Provenance: With Jonathon Horne, 22.11.98
This style of decoration is traditionally attributed to the Robinson & Rhodes workshop, but similar work was also done in Staffordshire
Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £500
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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Sunday 7th July - Friday 12th July 11am-4pm, and morning of sale from 8am
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