After their intitial interest in Wedgwood, the Starrs went on to collect other examples of early English porcelain, some of which was keenly pursued in Sotheby’s sale.

Extracted from Antiques Trade Gazette | Anne Crane

The most expensive lot was a rare sculptural white figure of Ganymede and the Eagle from the St James’s factory (pictured in ATG Nos 2413 and 2416) that sold for $45,000 but there was also keen demand for some of the St James’s scent bottles pictured on the following page and for this c.1750 Bow blue and white coffee/chocolate pot.

“A good rare thing that was pursued by collectors,” said Sotheby’s Christina Prescott-Walker of this pot which topped the $7000- 10,000 estimate to take $13,000 (£10,155).