Our Premier Autumn Auction | Session II | October 22, 2025
Wed, Oct 22, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 725
Very Rare and Unique Astbury-Whieldon Type Pottery Dovecote
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for
$38,000
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 |
English, 18th century, molded tiled roof and walls with many windows and numerous birds sitting on window ledges, 7-1/2 x 5-7/8 x 5-7/8 in.
Provenance: An Important Atlanta Private Collection
Note: The form and decoration of this example make it unique in comparison to the more prevalent, but just as magnificent, polygonal Whieldon type examples. Similar examples can be seen in the collection of the British Museum, see R. L. Hobson, Catalogue of the Collecton of English Pottery in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum, p. 195, no. H2, pl. XXVI and selling at Christie's, London, British & Continental Ceramics sale, November 3-4, 2009, lot 8.
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An Important Atlanta Private Collection
overall good condition, crazing, firing cracks, and wear to base, hairlines/cracks to roof, varying degrees of apparent repair and retouch to body (see blacklight photos)
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