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Lot 226

A rare Lowestoft tea canister and cover, circa 1775-80

23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Lowestoft tea canister and cover, circa 1775-80

Of large size and ovoid shape with a cylindrical cover, printed in blue with the 'Floral Sprays with Butterflies' or 'Three Flowers' pattern of a large floral spray, smaller sprigs and two butterflies between tramline borders, 15.2cm high (2)

Footnotes

This rare form of tea canister and its decoration are derived from Worcester. The adaptation of Worcester's original 'Three Flower' design and its use at Lowestoft across a number of teawares including a complete miniature service held in Norwich Castle Museum is discussed by John Howell, Transfer-Printed Lowestoft Porcelain, ECC Trans, Vol.7, Pt.3 (1970), pp.215-6 and pl.184. See also a related sugar bowl and mustard pot illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, English Blue and White Porcelain (2004), p.297, pls.369-70. A similar tea canister printed with the 'Fence' pattern was sold by Bonhams on 2 May 2018, lot 404.

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