Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 12th February 2013
Lot 11
A Whieldon type creamware melon tureen and cover c.1765
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £3400
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Description
A Whieldon type creamware melon tureen and cover c.1765, finely moulded with rough skin and a leafy stalk handle, the base resting on a large leaf, decorated in a mottled brown and green glaze, incised 162 to the base, a little chipping, 25cm.
Cf. The Henry H. Weldon Collection, English Pottery 1650-1800, p.227, fig. 119.