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Sat, Sep 11, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1131

English Delftware Blue and White Inkwell

Estimate: $2,000 - $5,000

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

attributed to Liverpool, circa 1740, rectangular formÿwith central aperture and four small quill holes on each side, one side painted with European figures seated at a desk, the verso painted with a scenic landscape, a framed portrait of a man is painted on one of the side walls, a nesting water bird is depicted on the other, 2-1/8 x 5-3/16 x 1-7/8 in.

Provenance: Martyn Edgell Antiques, Ltd., purchased January 22, 2011 for $7,000; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey

Condition

some edge chips and glaze flakes, short hairline on "landscape" side