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Lot 211

An exceptional Worcester miniature or toy tea kettle and cover, circa 1760-62

27 November 2024, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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An exceptional Worcester miniature or toy tea kettle and cover, circa 1760-62

Of ogee shape with a stepped shoulder and very slender overhead handle, painted in dark blue with the 'Prunus Root' pattern, the gnarled and trailing branches extending across the cover and suspended from the rim on the reverse, 10.2cm high, crescent mark (2)

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Provenance
Simpson Collection, Simon Spero, 2003, no.28
Pauline and David Tate Collection

Worcester's 'toys' in the Prunus Root pattern were created specifically for the Dutch market, and it is hardly surprising that many of the surviving examples have been discovered in Holland. The fashion for collecting miniature or toy ornaments made of silver was well established in the Netherlands by the middle of the 18th century. Pottery makers in Staffordshire supplied this market with toys made of saltglaze, redware and Whieldon-glazed bodies and Worcester clearly saw an opportunity to create some of their most endearing productions. This kettle, with its overhead handle is, indeed, a distinctly Dutch form. Worcester also created toy models of kettle stands- pierced bowls on three feet- but in scale they do not seem to fit the few surviving kettles.

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