Lot 522

Rare Wrotham Tyg Initialed and Dated 1657

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

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body in dark brown glaze with applied cream slip decoration featuring dots and medallions, two medallions initialed "IW" and dated 1657, four double loop handles, 6 x 9 x 9 in.

Provenance: Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

Note: A similar example marked "IW" can be found in the British Museum, see museum number 1887,0210.17: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1887-0210-17

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Collection of John B. and Marie-Teresa Vander Sande, Newbury, Massachusetts

two large cracks and repairs to body (see blacklight), repairs and retouch to knops at tops of double loop handles, scattered small chips and losses, notably at handles and rim, scattered anomalies, glaze voids and crazing, some abraded areas, surface dirt and accretion