Lot 274 , A rare Staffordshire porcelain church pastille burner and cover, c.1835, 23cm
A rare Staffordshire porcelain 'church' pastille burner and cover, c.1835, picked out in gilt and decorated with shredded clay foliage, 23cm
Estimate £100-150
Restorations to the tip of the steeple and the gilt finials on the tower and on the roof, some slight wear to the gilding in places, occasional firing cracks to the interior and there is a feint hairline crack across the front doorway to the tower barely visible on the front, otherwise good.
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Sold for £120