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EARLY THUMBPRINT / ARGUS FOUR-PIECE TABLE SET, col

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EARLY THUMBPRINT / ARGUS FOUR-PIECE TABLE SET, colorless, consisting of a footed creamer with applied handle, a footed nappie/butter with cover, a footed spoon holder, and a large footed globular sugar bowl with cover. Bakewell, Pears & Co. and others . 1850-1880. 5 3/8" to 8 1/4" high overall, nappie 6 1/8" diameter overall, sugar 5" diameter overall .
Reference: Innes, p. 337, figs. 357, 358 & 359.
Provenance: The Duff & Molly Allen Collection. Creamer: Lil-Bud Antiques, 7/3/86. Nappie: Skinners, Inc., 6/17/94, lot #516 (partial). Spooner: Richard A. Bourne Co., Inc., 2/1/83, lot #66, $47

Well above average condition, creamer undamaged, nappie and spooner with very light wear, both covers with less than normal light chipping/roughness to rim points

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