£150
Charles Bourne, Staffordshire potter. Three documents, a drawing and mould, comprising
1. Charles Bourne, autograph letter signed, Foley Potteries, February 15 1817, to Mr Souther [Agent to the 2nd Marquess of Stafford] of Trentham Hall, 1 s, bifolium, enquiring as to whether Bourne may take the tenancy of the late Mr Samuel Spode of land adjoining Bourne’s factory
2. Mortlock and Sturges, Chinamen to their Majesties, bill, to 2nd Marquess of Bute, May 2 1838, 3 s, bifolium, engraved head, detailing the supply of ware in ‘Chintz’ and other patterns amounting to £40 and 9d, with receipt of the partnership's 'Colebrook Dale Porcelain and Glass Manufactory', signed by S Sturges
3. Indenture. Conveyance of land at Tunstall between James Rowley and John Hulme, March 15 1858, parchment with small pen, ink and wash plan, stamped
4. Design for an empire style tea cup [for pattern] No 3993, pen and ink on laid paper, 12.5cm x 14cm
5. Two piece potter’s plaster mould for casting ‘Fyfe’ [otherwise known as ‘Bute’] cup handles, recovered from the Bourne factory mould room, shortly before it was demolished (4)
Fees apply to the hammer price:
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28.8% inc VAT*
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30.6% inc VAT*
