February 24, 2022 10:00 EST
The Gilded Age
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Two Oversize Royal Crown Derby Coffee Cans
late 18th/early 19th century
Both finely painted after caricature engravings in The Passions, Humorously Delineated (first published 1773) by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier, English, 1708–1786); the first depicting an emblem of married life, 'When Filthy Lucre Joins a Man and Wife' (plate 3); the second depicting a toothpulling scene, 'The Dentist' (plate 6), both with hand-painted iron-red Royal Crown Derby mark and a hand-painted number, 36 and 24, respectively. (2).
H: 5, W: 6 1/2 in.
Provenance
Property from a private collection in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Estimated at $600 - $800
Both finely painted after caricature engravings in The Passions, Humorously Delineated (first published 1773) by Timothy Bobbin (John Collier, English, 1708–1786); the first depicting an emblem of married life, 'When Filthy Lucre Joins a Man and Wife' (plate 3); the second depicting a toothpulling scene, 'The Dentist' (plate 6), both with hand-painted iron-red Royal Crown Derby mark and a hand-painted number, 36 and 24, respectively. (2).
Provenance
Property from a private collection in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
