18 Dec 2012
10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
The Tom Walford Collection of British Pottery
Back to auction 20953
The Tom Walford Collection of British Pottery
Back to auction 20953
Three creamware cruet stands, circa 1790
One Whitehead and Co. example with intricate scroll and acanthus leaf piercing, with a fixed handle on four paw feet, with two original bottles inscribed 'Olÿ' and 'Azyn', with orange garlands, 24.1cm high, another cruet stand probably Warburton, with three bottles inscribed in blue 'Azyn', 'Oli' and 'Peper', upon scrolling feet with a separate twisted handle, 27cm high, the third cruet stand intended for two bottles, with an entwined loop handle, 22.8cm high (some damages) (12)
Estimate:
£600 - 800
US$ 910 - 1,200
€710 - 950
US$ 910 - 1,200
€710 - 950
Footnotes
- An engraving of this cruet stand was published in the Whitehead catalogue of 1798, pl.14, fig.74, listed as 'Oval single Waiter, for Oil and Vinegar' No. 74. The piercing of the second mentioned cruet is identical to the marked Warburton basket in lot 111 in this sale.
Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics
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