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A very rare slipware dish by Andrew Abbott, circa 1781-83 image 1
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Lot 121

A very rare slipware dish by Andrew Abbott, circa 1781-83

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17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A very rare slipware dish by Andrew Abbott, circa 1781-83

Of rounded rectangular form with a piecrust rim, decorated with a cream-coloured ground finely trailed and combed in brown slip, 38cm wide, impressed 'Abbott Potter' (cracked, minor loss to surface)

Footnotes

Andrew Abbott of Lane End Staffordshire is recorded as using this mark between 1781-3. See Geoffrey Godden, Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks (1991), p.18. It is most unusual to find marked slipware at this period.

Saleroom notices

Please note that this lot was made by John Abbott of Mortlake in the mid 19th century and not by Andrew Abbott as stated in the catalogue. The impressed mark is shown in the catalogue incorrectly numbered as Lot 122

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