Jeffrey S. Evans & Assoc., Inc.
Live Auction

November 18, 2022: Premier Americana - Day Two

Fri, Nov 18, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 1107

STAFFORDSHIRE AMERICAN HISTORICAL TRANSFER-PRINTED CERAMIC FOUR-PIECE TEA SET

Estimate: $100 - $200
Sold for

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
STAFFORDSHIRE AMERICAN HISTORICAL TRANSFER-PRINTED CERAMIC FOUR-PIECE TEA SET, each depicting "MOUNT VERNON / the seat of the late / GENL WASHINGTON", as printed to underside, featuring the president standing beside a horse and groom with estate in background, and the Potomac River on left, comprising a teapot, a covered sugar, a creamer, and a waste bowl. Circa 1825. 6 1/2" HOA.
Literature: Parallels the Armans - Historical Staffordshire, An Illustrated Check-List, p. 219, pl. #601a; Transferware Collectors Club database pattern #2226.
Provenance: Property of Old Salem Museum & Gardens, Winston Salem, NC; deaccessioned and sold to benefit the acquisitions fund.
Ex-collection of Frank L. Horton.

Condition

Waste bowl with faint radial hairline to base; sugar cover with bolted finial repair; remaining with moderate imperfections including glued repairs.