Our Premier Autumn Auction | Session II | October 22, 2025
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 623
Staffordshire White Salt Glazed Squirrel Form Teapot and Goat Creamer
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
Sold for
$2,600
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 |
English, circa 1745-50, comprising: squirrel form covered teapot with raised floral and bird decoration, 6 x 6 x 2-1/4 in.; small creamer with two recumbent goats at base, 3-3/8 x 4 x 2-1/8 in.
Provenance: Christie's, New York, English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, January 28, 2013, lot 312; Tonnesen Collection, New Hampshire
Note: "A letter to Josiah Wedgwood from William Greatbatch dated May 1764 refers to a 'Squirrel and Bird tpt Block' and asks whether his client would like 'ground work upon it or not'. For a similar example, see Leslie B. Grigsby, The Henry H. Weldon Collection, English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware, 1650-1800, London, 1990, p. 72, no. 10. Also compare, Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor, Sotheby's, New York, 24-25 September 2012, lot 247.
For a goat and 'no-bee' jug and a discussion of the form at Chelsea, see Peter William and Pat Halfpenny, A Passion for Pottery, Further Selections from the Henry H. Weldon Collection, New York, 2000, p. 74 and 75, no. 32." -Christie's
Exhibited: Portland Museum of Art, loan nos. 2.1983.20 and .28.
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Christie's, New York, English Pottery and Chinese Export Art, January 28, 2013, lot 312; Tonnesen Collection, New Hampshire
each with small firing anomalies as made, typical light wear to bases； teapot with putty remnants at rim interior, some kiln debris to base； goat creamer with several repairs to rim and spout
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