A group of creamware decorated in under-glaze blue, circa 1770-1780
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A further selection of creamware decorated in underglaze blue, circa 1770-1780
Possibly Leeds, comprising a cylindrical mug inscribed 'Sarah Middleton 1778', painted with a pavilion in an oriental landscape, 12.2cm (chipped), a squat porringer painted in the same pattern, 10.3cm high, (restored), a shell shaped sweetmeat dish, painted with a pavilion, 17.3cm wide (cracked), a plate painted with a cottage and sponged trees, with a blue feathered rim, 24.5cm diam (chipped), a teapot and cover with a cross over handle, painted with an oriental figure in a landscape, 14cm high (chips), and a Swinton pearlware teabowl and saucer painted with a 'Pagoda and Fence' pattern, workman's marks (chips) (8)
Sold for £687 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • The dated mug is illustrated by Lois Roberts, Dated in blue (2011), p.25, no.15. The plate, sweetmeat dish and teapot are also illustrated by Lois Roberts, Painted in blue (2011), pp.141, 139 and 131.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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