Sip From Chinese Tankard and Expect Good Fortune... ; Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Honiton

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Specialists will have no difficulty in immediately recognising the differences between the two Dutch delft vases and the little blue and white spittoon in Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Honiton sale on Wednesday, though some collectors may. Both are decorated in cobalt, the pigment used by ancient Chinese potters for thousands of years being an element of copper only identified by Georg Brandt 1694-1768) a Swedish chemist in 1735.

All are profusely decorated with flowers, trees and plenty of leaves, but two also have landscapes featuring water, one showing a Dutch angler leaning against a tree. Of bulbous outline, the two Dutch vases should attract Pounds 150-Pounds 200 and although the little English example is more affordable at Pounds 50-Pounds 70, it surely will also offer more charm as this little receptacle made by the Davenport pottery was at one time one of those essential pieces found in inns, taverns and some dwellings all over the country - being a spittoon.

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Sip From Chinese Tankard and Expect Good Fortune... ; Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Honiton

Cobalt was usually applied before the final glazing and firing, maki...

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