A Staffordshire lead-glazed tea canister, circa 1765-70
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A Staffordshire lead-glazed tea canister, circa 1765-70
Of rectangular shape moulded with a 'domino' pattern under a border of stars, covered with a mottled brown, ochre, green and blue Whieldon type glaze, 12cm high
Sold for £475 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance: The D.M. Wood Collection. A similar 'domino' pattern is found in saltglazed stoneware. The design has been found on wasters excavated from Thomas Whieldon's Fenton Vivian site but was also produced by other factories. An example from the Sampson and Horne Collection was sold in our New Bond Street rooms 28 April 2010, lot 354

Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics

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