An early Creamware plate, tea pot and cover and a coffee pot, circa 1750-55
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An early Creamware plate, a tea pot and cover and a coffee pot, circa 1750-55
The plate of lobed circular form with pierced cartouches to the rim, framing further intricate fret and diaper panels, 22.5cm diam (restored chips), the teapot with a crabstock handle, sprigged with vined flowers and a band of scrolls picked out in green and brown, a turned band at the rims, the cover also with a band of scrolls, 8cm high (restored), the coffee pot with a plain strap handle and grooved spout, sprigged with fruiting vine picked out in brown, green, ochre and blue-grey, 17.2cm high (some damage, lacking cover) (4)
Sold for £875 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • The plate is a popular saltglaze form and rarely found in creamware.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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