The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1755
An unusual Longton Hall small mug or coffee can, c.1755-57, the cylindrical body painted in the
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £567
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Description
An unusual Longton Hall small mug or coffee can, c.1755-57, the cylindrical body painted in the salt-glaze stoneware manner with a colourful bird perched on rockwork beside flowering plants, the reverse with a bright butterfly, applied with a twig handle, a long rim crack, 6.4cm high.
Cf. Bernard Watney, Longton Hall Porcelain, pl.27B for a similar pair from the Rous Lench Collection.