Coleridge Collection, Circa 1760-70
Each piece printed in black after Robert Hancock, comprising; a small sparrow beak milk jug printed with `L'Amour', 7cm high; a saucer printed with `The Signal Tower'; a saucer printed with `Milkmaids'; a large coffee cup printed with `Milkmaids' and `The Tease'; a small bowl printed with ruins and an equestrian statue, 8.5cm diameter
Estimate: | £80 - £120 |
Hammer price: | £170 |
Milk jug- extensive restoration and haircrack
Signal Tower saucer- some nibbles around the footrim. Some specking to the glaze
Milkmaids saucer- print is grey rather than black. Minor wear
Milkmaids coffee cup- haircrack to rim, approx. 5cm length. Some light staining around the crack. Minor wear
Small bowl- Interior print is worn. Some wear to the black line inner rim
Provenance
The Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection
The milk jug with Gus Brain, December 1987
The small bowl with Mercury Antiques, April 1984