A large Staffordshire lead-glazed teapot and cover
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A large lead-glazed teapot and cover, circa 1765
Globular with a crabstock handle, spout and finial, applied with sprigged decoration of crisp tendrils sprouting formal roses and various leaves, sponged and streaked underglaze in blue-grey, brown and ochre, 12.5cm high (restoration to end of spot and rim of cover) (2)
Sold for £1,062 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Illustrated by Roger Massey, Understanding Creamware, Creamware and Pearlware Re-Examined (2005), p.19, pl.5. Similar reliefs have been found on the Whieldon site at Fenton Vivian and it is likely this high-quality teapot is a Whieldon production. The same motifs have been found on other sites, however, including Greatbatch and Isleworth, suggesting that this popular model was widely copied.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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