White salt-glazed stoneware tureen, cover, and underdish, England, c. 1765-70, probably Staffordshire. Oval shape press-molded with scroll border cartouches of dots, stars, and trelliswork alternating with bands of basketweave, urn finial, C-scroll handles and grotesque animal masks and paw feet. Chappell Collection stamp underside.
Dimensions: Tureen with lid: 11"h x 13"w; Underdish: 17"l x 13"w.
Literature: Identical illustrated in Staffordshire Salt-glazed Stoneware, by Mountford, illustration 65.
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Condition
Tureen has two hairline cracks to two feet, under dish with slight hairline rim crack. Please see photos.
Chappell Collection; Skinner, July 2016, European Furniture and Decorative Arts, Lot 291, The Estate of Gordon Fine, San Francisco