Four Blue Transfer Tea Wares, England, each underglaze blue, a c. 1800-1810 one-cup or child's teapot printed in the Buffalo pattern, printed workman's mark, attributed to Spode, ht. 4 1/4; a c. 1790-1800 small pearlware teapot printed in the Buffalo, or Boy on a Buffalo pattern, silver luster banding added to the body, spout, and lid, unmarked, ht. 6 1/2; a c. 1805-1815 child’s or one-cup teapot printed in a version of the Chinese Raft pattern, unmarked, ht. 4 5/8; and a c. 1830-1840 diminutive earthenware tea bowl and saucer printed in the Whipping a Top pattern, unmarked, tea bowl: ht. 1 3/4, dia. 3, saucer dia. 5 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection.
Condition
Condition: 4 1/2 in. Buffalo pattern teapot: Very good condition with one tiny chip on the inside of the spout.
6 1/2 in. Buffalo pattern teapot: Very good condition with two chips to the underside of the lid, one small chip on the underside of the pot. Not visible when lid is on.
Chinese Raft pattern teapot: Good condition. Professional restoration to the tip of the spout and to the rim of the lid.
Cup and saucer: Very good condition.
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