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Lot 390

A rare Baddeley-Littler teapot and cover, circa 1780

14 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Baddeley-Littler teapot and cover, circa 1780

Of corrugated globular form with a scrolled handle, printed in puce with a version of the 'Tea Party', the reverse with the 'Two Horseman' print, hand-painted foliate borders around the rims, 16.8cm high (2)

Footnotes

The 'Tea Party' print on a Baddeley-Littler saucer is illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, Staffordshire Porcelain (1983), p.39, pl.50 (right). The 'Two Horsemen' print on a teabowl is shown at p.41, pl.51 (right). The same print is found on a bowl illustrated by Cyril Williams-Wood, English Transfer-Printed Pottery and Porcelain (1981), pl.64-67.

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