Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 865
A Staffordshire Dated Slipware Posset Pot
Estimate: $18,000 - $20,000
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 |
dated 1704, broad cylindrical body with applied spout and two strap handles, trailed brown slip and jeweled slip dot decoration on cream colored ground, panels of stylized tulips above the inscription "TheúBestúIsúNotúTooúGoodúForúYouú1704", 5-1/2 x 11 in.
Provenance: Jonathan Horne, London, purchased April 11, 1989 for œ16,500; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Condition
repaired/restored spout (some evidence of plaster at the spout tip (probably rebuilt), heavily lacquered and difficult to confirm how much is original), repaired break circling along base edge and continuing into the consolidated crack along lower wall, one handle with filled break at base (not a full reattachment), filled losses along base, rim crack, scattered chips and glaze flakes, firing cracks at handle terminals, fine overall crazing, scratches
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