Four Pieces of Blue Transferware, England, c. 1790-1820, early pearlware dish molded in the shape of half of a water buffalo hoof and printed with a line-engraved Two Figures II pattern, unmarked, ht. 2 3/4, lg. 6; an earthenware spill vase printed with the Buffalo pattern, version Feather Heads, Printer's mark, ht. 4 dia. 3 1/4; an earthenware candlestick from a smoker’s set printed with the Bungalow pattern, unmarked, ht. 6 1/4; and an earthenware spill vase printed with an unidentified Chinoiserie pattern, unmarked, ht. 6, dia. 4 in.
Provenance: The Zeller Collection.
Literature: Hoof-shaped dish featured in
Chinoiserie: Printed British Ceramics in the Chinese Style, 1750-1900, by Richard Halliday and Loren L. Zeller, Gomer Press, 2018.
Condition
Condition: Hoof-shaped dish: Fair condition. There is an approximately 5 in. hairline that runs from the back rim of the cup down and across the bottom. It is structurally sound and does not go through the entire piece.
Buffalo spill vase: Good condition with two small chips on the underside of the rim.
Candlestick: Good condition. Only the mouth of the candlestick has been broken off.
Spill vase: Very good condition with no evidence of chips, cracks, or restorations.
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