English Creamware Whieldon-type Tortoiseshell Tea Bowl & Saucer,

Circa 1765-75

The 18th-century creamware tea bowl and saucer are decorated in tortoise-shell and green glazes.  The exterior of the bowl has a band of molded pearls as does the saucer around the central well where the tea bowl sits.

Provenance: Jonathan Horne Antiques- A Jonathan Horne Antiques paper label and a sales label describing it as Staffordshire or Yorkshire with a price of 660 pounds.

Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/4 inches high x 4 1/2 inches diameter (5.12cm high x 11.43cm); Saucer 4 1/2 inch diameter x 1  inch height, The cup 3 3/16 inch diameter x 1 3/4 inch height.

(Ref NY10134-ipa)