Lot 398
 

Three pieces of Caughley porcelain, circa 1780-85
comprising a sparrow beak cream jug, transfer-printed in blue with the Temple pattern, featuring a rare Chinese-style handle, printed S mark, 10.7cm high; a Chelsea ewer cream boat printed in blue with the Pleasure Boat pattern, 6.3cm high (repaired) and a lobed plate painted in blue with sprigs, impressed Salopian mark, 21cm diameter (gilding heavily worn)
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Provenance: Ex. Rev. Blakeway-Phillips Collection. The cream boat is also ex. Gittins Collection.

Sold for £55


Condition Report
Foot rim nibbles to the sparrow beak jug. 90% of the gilding to the plate is now worn away, this plate has a number of visible surface scratches and is very worn in general.
The cream jug has a two-part glued repair to a previous break at the foot, but it still displays nicely.

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