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LOT 714

Lot 714

Group of English Blue and White Porcelain, 18th century

Group of English Blue and White Porcelain, 18th century
Lot 714 Details
Group of English Blue and White Porcelain, 18th century

comprising: Liverpool 'High Chelsea Ewer' cream jug, leaf shaped pickle dish and a tea bowl and saucer, two Lowestoft tea bowls and saucers, Bow shell shaped dish, and two butter boats
some condition noted
cream jug height 3.5 in — 8.8 cm

Estimate $250-$350

Realised: $660
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Lot Report

Provenance:

Estate of Lois Orkin, Toronto 
Labels with Collection of Lois Ruth Lorie, No. 210 (jug), also with Calverley Collection, No. 153 (reeded saucer), No. 317 (shell dish), and No. 311 (leaf shaped boat), and with Mrs. D. MacCallum Collection, No. LI-50 (pickle dish)

Exhibited:

'English Porcelain, 1745-1800, from the Collection of Lois Ruth Orkin', The Art Gallery of Toronto, 1962, No. 24-210 (jug)
'A Taste of Elegance', Gardiner Museum, Toronto, 1986, illustrated in the catalogue, No. 38 (pickle dish)

CONDITION DETAILS

As found; condition issued noted include small restored chip at the rim of the Liverpool pickle dish; tiny chips at the rims of the Liverpool tea bowl and saucer; Lowestoft tea bowl (garden) broken cleanly in half and repaired; minor chips to the Bow shell dish; leaf shaped butter boat has a crack at the base of the handle and some glaze chips and discolouration; the leaf-moulded boat (possibly Isleworth) has two cracks, one either side of the handle

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  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
  • 4 Stars: Very Good - Minor flaws or imperfections visible only under close inspection using specialised instruments or black light
  • 3 Stars: Good - Minor flaws visible upon inspection under standard lighting
  • 2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting
  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

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