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Emporium Auction | May 23, 2024

Thu, May 23, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 680

14 Assorted British Ceramic Figures with Book

Estimate: $300 - $500

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19th/20th century, most Staffordshire, comprising a variety of characters and scenes, including the Nightwatchman and The Widow of Zarephath, 8-1/4 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/4 in. to 12-1/2 x 5-3/8 x 3 in.; Astbury, Whieldon, and Ralph Wood Figures and Toby Jugs by Captain R. K. Price, London: John Lane, 1922

Provenance: Estate of the Late Janet M. and Clarence L. Adams, Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina

Condition

scattered crazing, firing cracks, anomalies, and losses to enamel; man with eagle with crack to base and retouch; Nightwatchman and Widow with repair and retouch (see blacklight); gentleman with spear example with crack on mane of horse; old lady with basket with repairs to basket, cane, and waist (see blacklight); book with binding unstable, scattered lifting and tears to cloth at front boards, some water staining to front board, bumped corners, numerous pages detached

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Estate of the Late Janet M. and Clarence L. Adams, Jr., Raleigh, North Carolina