Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Assorted tin-glazed earthenware with butterfly, bird, and cherry blossom decoration, including a Wardle & Co pitcher, marked with patent stamp to underside (7 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 5 in.); a cylindrical vase with bamboo tied with pink bow, unmarked (5 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. diameter); a Wedgwood lidded jar, stamped to underside (5 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.); a creamer (3 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.) and sugar set (3 x 4 x 3 3/4 in.), unmarked; an rectangular platter, marked "R" to underside (7 x 12 1/4 in.); a Wardle & Co. bird and fan design platter, marked with patent stamp to underside (11 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.); and (2) hummingbird plates, unmarked (8 7/8 in. diameter).
Private Collection, Richmond, Virginia Wardle & Co pitcher with hairlines to base, scattered small glaze skips; bamboo vase with nick to base and glaze skips to underside; staining to base of Wedgwood jar; creamer with hairlines to rim, sugar with nicks to inner rim; platter with chips and possible repair to two corners; Wardle & Co. platter with a few nicks to rim; one hummingbird plate with nick to underside and foot rim.
