English Pot Lids, ca. 1850-1880

Also known as "Prattware"

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#BQ72 - "French Street Scene" -- (SOLD)

See item #312 on page 187 of "The Price Guide to Pot Lids," by A. Ball (1980). By F & R Pratt for Crosse & Blackwell. Displaying a street in Strasbourg, probably for "Strasbourg Paste," a delicacy by Crosse & Blackwell. Strasbourg cathedral in background. On a base of hand-turned wood, possibly walnut. Near-mint condition. Base measures 7" x 1 5/8".

#BQ73 - "Landing the Catch" -- $POR

See item #55 on page 46 of "The Price Guide to Pot Lids," by A. Ball (1980). From a watercolor by Jesse Austin. Excellent condition; hairline crack in sky on left side, fine age-crazing to glaze. On a hand-turned base of "lingue-wood." Base measures 7" x 1 3/4".

#BQ74 - "Royal Harbour, Ramsgate" -- $195.00

See item #42 on page 35 of "The Price Guide to Pot Lids," by A. Ball (1980). Near mint condition. On a hand-turned base of butternut-wood. Frame measures 8 1/2" x 1 5/8".

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