British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 22nd October 2026
Lot 1179
A RARE JOHN PENNINGTON (LIVERPOOL) PORCELAIN POUNCE POT OR SANDER
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £953
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A RARE JOHN PENNINGTON (LIVERPOOL) PORCELAIN POUNCE POT OR SANDER
C.1780-90
of slender capstan form with turned lines to the rims and waist, blue painted with the monogram 'MR' in scrolling script set amongst scattered floral sprigs, the pierced top with blue painted decoration
7.8cm high
Provenance
Bought - Simon Spero in the 1970's.
A Private Collection.
Reference
Illustrated in Bernard Watney, Liverpool Porcelain of the Eighteenth Century, p90. fig. 358 and p.144, fig. 24e.