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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 895

English Delftware Polychrome Posset Pot

Estimate: $3,000 - $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 London or Bristol, circa 1720-30, with curved spout and flat scroll handles, domed cover with knop finial, painted in red, blue, and green with chinoiserie floral sprays and scrolls with perched cockerel, 7-5/8 x 9 in.

Provenance: Alistair Sampson Antiques, Ltd., London, purchased August 24, 1987 for œ3,035; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey

Condition

rim cracks, several hairlines to body (some likely to be consolidated cracks, with color retouch, probably sprayed), areas of chipping/glaze losses with thin fill and repainted, lid with area of repair to flange, some blue color retouch to border of cover, glaze crazing, chips, glaze fritting, scratches

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