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Premier Auction - Session I

Fri, Feb 12, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 721

A British Transfer Decorated Pearlware Punch Bowl

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
probably late 18th/early 19th century, the exterior transfer decorated with a version of the "Willow Pattern" and painted monogram "WR", the interior inscribed in the center of painted swags "By Pipe & Pot/we banish fear,/Sorrow drown/& kill Old Care.", 5-1/2 x 14-1/8 in.Exhibited: Milwaukee Art Museum, Permanent Collection American Galleries, May 4, 2001 to May 3, 2005, and on long term loan until February 21, 2008 - Provenance: Alistair Simpson Antiques, Ltd., London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey

Condition

chips and small crack to foot, retouch to rim, tiny chip to interior wall, scratches and wear