Lot 173
 

A Caughley sparrow beak milk jug transfer-printed in the Temple pattern, circa 1785-90, 8.5cm high (tiny chip to rim), together with a tea bowl and saucer in the same pattern (saucer cracked) (3) Provenance: The jug is Wright Collection no.769 and was purchased from an American seller on Ebay in 2007. It is a rare, if unrecorded, shape with a Chinese shape handle which is smooth rather than ribbed. The tea bowl and saucer are collection no.510 and were purchased from Peter Wilson's and H&R. Cooke. Literature: See Newsletter May 2016 No.66 p17. Unreeded pieces of Caughley in this pattern are rarer than the standard reeded shapes.

Sold for £90


 
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