Lot 329
Circa 1755, naturalistically modelled and painted in shades of brown and yellow, with a green snail to the top.
Height 18cm
Estimate $1,500 - $2,000
COVER: in good condition, some original glaze pits, small original glaze imperfection to interior.
BASE: repaired section to one side, repaired chip to rim, hairline crack to back side.
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The Robert Compton Jones Collection, Sydney
An almost identical tureen is in the Norweb Collection, number 1966.228 Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA.
The Collector's Auction
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8810
2:00pm - 3 March 2026
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Fri 27 Feb – Sun 1 Mar, 11am - 5pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
CONTACT
Madeleine Mackenzie
sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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