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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Creamware Pottery Sailor's Farewell and Chinoiserie Punch Bowl
Located in Downingtown, PA
Creamware Pottery sailor's farewell punch bowl with Chinoiserie Scenes on Reverse, Late 18th Century The large polychrome creamware bowl has a scene to one side depicting a sailor's farewell. The officer, with a sword in a scabbard to his right hip, stands with arms crossed and his female companion looks away from him as she holds a parasol in her hand. In the background in a Royal Navy frigate at anchor and a sailor in a longboat rowing towards him. To the reverse side is a charming chinoiserie scene of two women and a young boy watching...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

A Large Creamware reticulated basket and undertray, English, Circa 18th Century
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A Large Creamware reticulated basket and under tray, English, Circa 18th Century. Absolutely Beautiful! Provenance: The John Howard Collection....
Category

English Early Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware

Large Ming Dynasty Cizhou Hand Painted Vessel
Located in London, GB
Cizhou stoneware vessel, dating to the Ming dynasty, 17th century. Traditional urn-shaped stoneware, decorated with dark brown brushwork on a ligh...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

English Creamware Pottery Teapot with Rare Fish Scale Design, Yorkshire
By Yorkshire Potteries
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Pottery Teapot and Cover with Rare Fish Scale Design Origin: Probably Leeds, Yorkshire Date: Circa 1770s Description: This creamware teapot and cover exhibit a ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

18th-century Whieldon Type Cow Creamer and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Whieldon Type Creamware Cow Creamer and Cover, Circa 1770 The attractive early Whieldon type creamware cow creamer and cover stands on a rectangular ba...
Category

Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery

Dutch Delft Set of Six Dinner Plates with Plants and Ribbon
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch delft set of six dinner plates with plants and ribbon The charming set of six Dutch delft plates are painted with scattered green and orange plant...
Category

Dutch Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Delft, Pottery

Large Late 18th-Early 19th Century French Pottery Dough Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Large late 18th early 19th century rustic 24"+ French pancheon or dough bowl. This antique French dough bowl has a beautiful green glazed int...
Category

French Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

18th Century English Whieldon-Type Creamware Tortoiseshell Glaze Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Tortoiseshell glaze tea caddy, Whieldon-type, With Silver Cover, circa 1770 The creamware large tea caddy has a tortoiseshell d...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

18th Century Creamware Pottery Red-Printed Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
18th Century Creamware Red-printed Tea Caddy, circa 1765-75 The creamware tea caddy or teapoy is rectangular in form with large panels to fr...
Category

Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware

18th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Wall Platter from Moustiers
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall or a shelf with this colorful antique platter from Provence; crafted in Moustiers, France circa 1780, the oval plate features grotesque people and is hand painted in ...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Large Bust of the Pieta, Ralph Wood Jr, circa 1790
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large and impressive bust, taken from Michelangelo’s Pietà. Creamware, modelled and made by Ralph Wood, with enamelling.
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Creamware Chinoiserie Teapot & Cover with Openwork Gallery
Located in Downingtown, PA
English creamware Chinoiserie teapot & cover with pierced galleried rim. Circa 1775. The circular English creamware teapot with two designs front ...
Category

Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Antique Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Lovely pot bellied glazed earthenware walnut oil jug with triple handles and spout is from the Périgord region in the Dordogne, France The jug was used to hold and transport walnut...
Category

French Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Clay, Earthenware

English Stoneware Pottery Redware Coffee Pot
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Stoneware Pottery Redware Stoneware Engine Turned Coffee Pot, Staffordshire, Circa 1765 A Staffordshire redware stoneware coffee pot and cover with an engine-turned body and...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Blue and White Pearlware 18th century Coffee Pot, 1785
Located in Downingtown, PA
Blue and white pearlware 18th century coffeepot, Circa 1785 The Staffordshire chinoiserie pearlware coffeepot is painted in underglaze blue with ...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Rare 18th Century French Glazed Terracotta Cruche du Quercy or Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Birmingham, AL
A large 18th century French glazed terracotta cruche du Quercy or walnut oil jug having great sculptural form and artisan quality, handmade by a talented potter in Quercy, a former p...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

Large Antique English Staffordshire or Prattware Pottery Model of a Cradle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 18th or early 19th century English Prattware baby's cradle in a rare large size. Decorated with an overall basket weave pattern and a yello...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

18th-century English Creamware Whieldon-type Tortoiseshell Tea Bowl & Saucer
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Whieldon-type Tortoiseshell Tea Bowl & Saucer, The 18th-century creamware tea bowl and saucer are decorated in tortoise-shell and green glazes. The exterior of the bowl has a band of molded pearls as does the saucer around the central well where the tea bowl sits. Provenance: Jonathan Horne...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Dutch Delft Blue and White Charger
Located in Essex, MA
With tree and flower decoration.
Category

Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Other

18th C. Dutch Decorated English Creamware Plate, Onse Live Vrouw Tot Kevelaar
Located in Downingtown, PA
Dutch-decorated English Creamware Plate, Onse Live Vrouw Tot Kevelaar (Our Lady to Kevelaar), Circa 1765-1785. Dimensions: 10 inch diameter x 1 inch high. Kevelaer is a municipality in the district of Kleve, in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It is the largest Catholic pilgrimage location within north-western Europe. More than 1 million pilgrims, mostly from Germany and the Netherlands, visit Kevelaer every year to honour the Virgin Mary. The population in 2015 was 28,311. History Kevelaer is a center of veneration and pilgrimage to Our Lady, Comforter of the Afflicted (also known as Our Lady of Consolation. According to tradition, a merchant praying in front of a cross in a field, heard a voice that told him: "Here thou shalt build me a chapel." His wife dreamt of a little chapel with a Madonna that someone had previously advised her to purchase, In 1642 a copperplate engraving, representing Our Lady of Luxembourg, was installed in a sanctuary erected the same year. It is one of the best visited Catholic pilgrimage locations in north-western Europe. The Gnadenkapelle [Chapel of Grace] has drawn pilgrims to the Lower Rhine Region from all over the world for more than 360 years. Pope John Paul II...
Category

Dutch Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

English Delft Campana Vase, C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare, large vase in a classical shape, decorated with figures in a landscape. Large pieces of delftware are not often found. See CIRC 43-1963 in the V&A for a similar example.
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

English Staffordshire Pearlware Pottery Large Bacchus Jug
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Pearlware Pottery Large Bacchus Jug, Staffordshire, Circa 1800 The Pearlware pottery large jug depicts Bacchus sitting on a barrel holding a large cornucopia on his right sh...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Antique Judaica Wine/ Water Ceramic Large Jug with Allegorical Images
Located in Doha, QA
This remarkable antique ceramic jug, likely from the late 18th century stands as a testament to symbolic craftsmanship and cultural interweaving. Its white-glazed body, adorned with intricate blue hand-painted motifs, showcases a rich tapestry of imagery: two armored knights flank a central coat of arms crowned by a noble eagle, evoking themes of protection, authority, and divine oversight. A sphinx, emblematic of riddles and ancient wisdom, is also depicted- a nod to the Jewish people’s historical sojourn in Egypt and the enduring significance of that epoch in Jewish memory. A goat as representative of the Devil to make Adam and Eve to sin and take a forbidden fruit in Paradise. Clusters of various fruits embellish the design, symbolizing abundance and the promise of the land. Prominently featured are two Stars of David, affirming a deep connection to Jewish identity and heritage. The jug’s sculpted handle, fashioned as a coiled snake descending toward a human face-possibly representing Adam-recalls the Genesis narrative of the fall, the serpent, and the origins of humanity. This interplay of symbols suggests a narrative arc of struggle, survival, and spiritual endurance, potentially representing the journey of the Jewish people from Eden through exile and beyond. The jug’s substantial capacity-holding up to five liters of liquid-indicates its intended use for wine or water, both integral to daily life and ritual. Its distinctive shape, featuring a wavy, ornamental opening, hints at Mediterranean origins, likely Spain or Italy, where such design elements were prevalent in ceramic art of the period. This stylistic attribute, coupled with the painted date of 1527, adds another layer to its historical context. The year 1527 holds significance in Jewish history. In that year, Hayyim ben David Schwartz, a notable Jewish printer, obtained permission to print Hebrew books...
Category

Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Encaustic Painted Basalt Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1800
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, large vase in black basalt, decorated with an encaustic painted figure of a youth, taken from The Hamilton vase in the British Museum. The shape is taken from the Greek Hydria...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Hot Milk Jug, Engine-Turned Jasperware. Wedgwood, C1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Superb and exceptionally rare small jug in tricolour engine-turned diceware. This is very early jasperware, made when "cherokee clay" was still being used. This clay, sourced from America, contained kaolin, the ingredient that makes porcelain translucent. Exhibited: Wedgwood, Master Potter to the Universe, Roche Foundation, 2023. Engine turning, also known as guilloche, is a decorative technique that was commonly used on eighteenth-century pottery. The process involved cutting intricate, repetitive patterns into a metal or ceramic surface using a machine known as a rose engine...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Rum Kettle, Wedgwood, circa 1780
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A n excellent rum kettle in black basalt, with engine-turned decoration and applied swags. The lion finial sits well under teh tri-arc handle. Rum kettle were used to serve hot wate...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Shield-Shaped Vase, Wedgwood, circa 1773
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A shield-shaped vase, decorated to resemble porphyry, and highlighted with gilding. Marked for Wedgwood & Bentley.
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Thomas Whieldon Fenton Staffordshire Redware Oriental Molded Teapot
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare English Staffordshire redware pottery teapot decorated with Oriental molded patterning by Thomas Whieldon, Fenton and dating circa 1760/70. The teapot is lightly and finely po...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Ken Edwards Style Around Pot With Lid.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Pot Features a Blue Bird and Floral Motif. Makers Mark on the Bottom States “ ElbPalomarr Buen Gustp Mexico” Vintage Condition Consistent with Age. Dimensions. 7 1/2 Diameter;...
Category

Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Islamic Glazed Ceramic Bowl with Relief Inscription
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Islamic glazed ceramic bowl with inscription attributed to Raqqa ware, produced during the Ayyubid dynasty (12-13th century) in the town of Raqqa in nowadays northeastern Syria. T...
Category

Syrian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Georgian Toby Jug - Wood C1785
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine early toby jug, from the Wood family of potters. Traditional form, seated and holding a foaming jug of beer, dressed in clothing of the day. Toby jugs originated in the mid 18th century in Staffordshire. The name perhaps comes from Sir Toby Belch in Twelfth night; although I think both the jug and Sir Toby got their names from the song "The Brown Jug...
Category

British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Oval Teapot in Black Basalt, Turner, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An excellent black basalt teapot, with engine turned decoration and widow finial. Most unusually, this example is marked.
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Chinoiserie Delft plates. England C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A pair of plates painted with a pagoda in a garden after a contemporary Chinese model. English Delftware is considered to be one of the most important forms of English ceramic produ...
Category

English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Black basalt figure of Bacchus. Wedgwood C1780.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Exceptionally rare early figure of Bacchus in black basalt. The mixed-case mark places this figure between 1780 and 1785. He is portrayed in typical style, his head garlanded with grapes and with a wine cup to his lips. Bacchus, also known as Dionysus in Greek mythology, is the enigmatic god of wine, fertility, and ritual madness. He symbolizes freedom, ecstasy, and the blurring of societal norms through his rituals and festivities. Bacchus is often depicted in myths as a deity who challenges the status quo, promoting an atmosphere where conventional rules do not apply, and his followers are liberated from their everyday constraints. Born from Zeus and the mortal Semele, Bacchus is unique among gods, bridging the divide between the divine and the human. His followers included the wild and ecstatic maenads, female devotees who often reached states of divine frenzy, and the satyrs, mischievous half-man, half-goat beings. The worship of Bacchus was marked by theatrical processions, dances, and plays, reflecting his patronage of the theater and the dramatic arts. Bacchus’s mythology...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Saltglaze plate, from a service for King George III, English, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A mosaic pattern plate in saltglaze earthenware, with a an early transfer-print of the Royal Arms used during this period. This coat of arms was used by both George II and George III...
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Pair of Brown Stoneware Cats
Located in Essex, MA
Each with cute expressions seated on a plinth base. Provenance, Manheim Antiques. Drue Heinz.
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Whieldonware Teapot, England, C1765
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A charming, tiny, one-cup teapot in creamware with crabstock handle and spout, and ‘Whieldonware’ decoration. Teapots of this size date from the time each person was given his own po...
Category

English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

18th Century Turkish Ottoman Turquoise Glazed Storage Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Turkish Ottoman Empire turquoise glazed storage jar with black flora decoration and four looped handles. The wind neck surrounded by four loop handles above a bulbous bo...
Category

Turkish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Huge cider mug, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
An oversized cider mug, in black basalt, with a Sheffield Plate rim. Probably not intended for use, but as an advertising gimmick; being intended to be put in the window of a tavern....
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

A Very Large Bellarmine Salt Glazed Jug c1675
By Bellarmine
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Bellarmine jug Date : Second half seventeenth century Origin : Germany Colour : Mottled brown Body : Moulded bearded man "Bartmann" above a medallion. Applied applied handle. The string rim is to secure a cork Size : 44cm tall and approximately 26cm in diameter at widest Condition : Some chips as expected. Restoration : None Weight : 5534 grams References : The Decanter, An Illustrated History of Glass By Andy McConell - Page 27 Plate 23. Antique Sealed Bottles 1640-1900 By David Burton - Page 9. A Bartmann "bearded man" jug also known as a Bellarmine in English . These were made in Germany and imported to Britain by Dutch merchants...
Category

German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Creamware Portrait of Shakespeare, Wedgwood, circa 1785
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A style of portrait previously unknown, this extraordinarily deep bust of Shakespeare is in creamware, with a cold painted background. William Sha...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Large French Provincial Pottery Urn / Vase / Pitcher, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
A timeless, Classic French 18th century provincial pottery / ceramic urn or pitcher with beautiful, natural time worn patina and a stunning form featuring three dramatic handles and ...
Category

French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Nils Thorsson Scandinavian Marselis Ceramic Vase for Royal Copenaghen, 1950s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Ceramic scandinavian vase serie “Marselis” designed by Danish artist Nils Thorsson for Royal Copenaghen, Denmark 1950s Please note that the item is original of the period and this...
Category

Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Whieldon Creamware Earthenware Pottery Teapot & Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
Staffordshire Whieldon-type creamware teapot and cover, circa 1765-1775 The Whieldon-type cream earthenware teapot has a moulded design of grape vines and large grape leaves to t...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Creamware, Pottery

English Creamware Large Teapot with Puce Flower Painted Decoration
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Large Teapot with Puce Flower Painted Decoration, circa 1770 The Staffordshire Globular teapot is painted with large puce-colored f...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Antique 18th Century French Ceramic Pitcher, Brown Glaze, Gorgeous Patina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique pitcher vase France 18th century Brown glaze with a stunning patina from age.
Category

French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Tragic Couple Antony and Cleopatra, Creamware, Ralph & Enoch Wood, circa 1780
By Ralph Wood Pottery
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Cleopatra and Mark Antony, in enamelled creamware. After a model by Ralph and Enoch Wood, and quite likely made by this important partnership. The figur...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware

Oenocho, Wedgwood, C1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A splendid miniature oenochoe in creamware, decorated to simulate porphyry. Much of the original gilding still remains; all too often gilding from this period has worn off, or has be...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware

Chinese Pottery with Decorations, 15 / 16th Century
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
Fine Chinese pottery with decorations, 15 / 16th century.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Miniature Salt Glaze teapot, English, circa 1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A fine, one-cup teapot in undecorated salt-glazed earthenware. The size reflects the early custom of a pot to each tea drinker.    
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English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Regency Period Spode Neo-classical Greek Pattern Blue Dessert Dishes- a Pair
Located in Downingtown, PA
Regency Spode neo-Classical Greek pattern blue rectangular dessert dishes, Four figures in battle, Early 19th century The Spode Greek pattern pott...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pearlware, Pottery

Encaustic Painted Ecuelle, Wedgwood, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In black basalt, decorated with encaustic painting. An écuelle is a French word that refers to a shallow dish or bowl, typically made of metal or ceramic, and used for serving food. Écuelle is also the French word for a small, shallow saucer used for serving soup. In English, an écuelle might be referred to as a soup plate or a soup saucer...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Teapot, with Naive Shepherdess, Wedgwood C1770
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A text-book example of Rhodes Studio decoration on a Wedgwood creamware blank. The shepherdess leans slightly, as though tipsy; typical of this studio. Prov: Kantar Collection. Exh...
Category

English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware

Antique 18th Century Roman Tunisian Grey Pot – Handcrafted Terracotta Vessel
Located in Milano, IT
Discover the rustic beauty of this Antique 18th Century Roman Tunisian Grey Pot, a handcrafted terracotta vessel that blends Roman design influences with traditional Tunisian craftsm...
Category

Tunisian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Jasperware Perfume Bottle, William Adams, circa 1790
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In cobalt jasper, decorated with Androcles and the lion and Demeter, Goddess of the harvest; Aphrodite to the other side. Original bright cut silver ...
Category

English Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Baluster-Form Saltglaze Teapot, Decorated with Faulous Beasts, England, C1745
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
In salt-glazed stoneware, crisply moulded with fabulous beasts and birds.
Category

English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

18th Century German Faience Polychrome Pewter-Mounted Tankard in Columnar Form
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This 9.25" faience pewter-mounted tankard from the 3rd quarter of the 18th century is cylindrical in form with a handle mounted in pewter. The place of origin is probably Nurnberg, G...
Category

German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Pewter

English Creamware Pottery Cauliflower Coffee Pot and Cover
Located in Downingtown, PA
English Creamware Pottery Cauliflower Coffee Pot and Cover, Staffordshire, Circa 1760-70 The lead-glazed earthenware creamware "cauliflower" coffeepot and over has a pear-shaped bo...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

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