Lot 696

Press Molded Staffordshire Naturalistic Stump Form Teapot

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800

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$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

mid/late 18th century, molded in the form of a stump covered in moss and foliage branch form stem, spout, and finial, cream ground with gray, green, and brown glaze, 5-1/2 x 8 x 5-1/4 in. 

Provenance: Sotheby's, New York (sticker to lid underside); Skinner, April 08, 2016, lot 256, sold for $4,920; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

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Sotheby's, New York (sticker to lid underside); Skinner, April 08, 2016, lot 256, sold for $4,920; Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

surface dirt, scattered areas of glaze crazing, small chips and edge roughness to lid rim, some chips and losses to molded elements, restoration to upper spout half and lid (see blacklight photos), tape remnants and small firing void to base, typical scratches