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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 869

English Delftware Polychrome Posset Pot

Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000

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 London or Bristol, circa 1720-30, with flat scroll handles, domed cover with a flattened knop finial, painted in red, blue, and green with repeating panels of chinoiserie flowers and leafy sprays, two painted dashes to interior cover and pot, painted "T" to base, 8-7/8 x 9-1/4 in.

Provenance: Alistair Sampson Antiques, Ltd., London, December 12, 1986 for œ2,250; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey

Condition

long rim haircrack extending down and circling the foot, some tiny glaze losses along the line, glaze fritting, cover with some chips to rim and flange, scratches

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