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Lot 212

A very rare Lowestoft teabowl and saucer, circa 1764

23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A very rare Lowestoft teabowl and saucer, circa 1764

Of Hughes type and left in the white, moulded in relief with circular panels flanked by chrysanthemum-like flowers, alternating with tapering trellis panels, the teabowl with 'IH 1764' incorporated into the moulded design, saucer 12.1cm diam (2)

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Provenance
Bonhams sale, 23 April 2008, lot 213

It is possible that the 'IH' monogram stands for the modeller and painter James Hughes. For a discussion see John Howell, Early Lowestoft, ECC Trans, Vol.11, Pt.2 (1982). Examples are recorded with the dates 1761, 1762 and 1764 and the circular panels are usually painted in blue with landscapes. By virtue of the very small number of examples found in the white, it is likely that only one white service was produced. Another white teabowl, presumably from the same service, is illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, Lowestoft Porcelains (1985), p.75, pl.76.

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