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A Lowestoft teapot and cover, dated 1761, manufactured circa 1765 image 1
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Lot 133

A Lowestoft teapot and cover, dated 1761, manufactured circa 1765

30 June 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Lowestoft teapot and cover, dated 1761, manufactured circa 1765

Of Hughes type and globular form, moulded on both sides with circular panels edged with flowers, leaves and scrolls incorporating the moulded initials 'I.H.' and the date '1761', painted in blue with Chinese river landscapes, one with a naive bridge, the other with a boat sailing between two islands, a geometric border around the shoulder and on the rim of the cover, 14.2cm high (cover chipped, minute chips to spout) (2)

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Illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, English Blue and White Porcelain (2004), pl 343, p 281, British Porcelain, an Illustrated Guide (1974), pl. 343 and An Introduction to English Blue and White Porcelains (1974), pl. 13, fig. 69. Another similar pot is illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, Lowestoft Porcelains (1985), pl 75, p 75. The border design is characteristic of the 1764 productions and is discussed at p 62. The panel of a boat between two islands is repeated on an earlier teapot and cover, circa 1759-60, illustrated by Christopher Spencer, Early Lowestoft (1981), figs 168-170, p 124.

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