English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021
Lot 205
A Staffordshire slipware owl jar and cover c.1690-1710
Estimate £5,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £23000
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Description
A Staffordshire slipware owl jar and cover c.1690-1710, the body combed with cream, orange and brown slip, the wings, tail and handle with trailed decoration, raised on a circular base with applied claws gripping a circular socle, the cover formed as its head with brown eyes in wide cream slip surroundings, the cover broken and restuck with a small section lacking, 23.8cm. (2)
Provenance: Peter MacTaggart (1931-2020)