• Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Lot 1047

Rare Staffordshire Slipware Posset Pot

Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Sold for
$3,000
Sold Price excludes BP

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

probably Derbyshire, 1733, of globular form decorated in sgraffito technique with stylized flower motifs below a band bearing the initials "WR" and the date "1733" in Roman numerals "MDCCXXXIII", 8 in.

Provenance: The Property of Mrs. M.R. Richardson, Sotheby's London, April 17, 1973, Lot 81; Garry Atkins, London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey

Condition

both spouts broken and restored, chips and losses to glaze, primarily to rim, firing anomalies, a few fine hairlines, flaking to in-painted spout, scratching, crazing, pinholes, accession number to base

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The Property of Mrs. M.R. Richardson, Sotheby's London, April 17, 1973, Lot 81; Garry Atkins, London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey