English saltglaze ‘House’ teapot, British coat-of-arms, c. 1745
$1,250.00 AUD
Rare English saltglaze ‘House’ teapot, modelled as a classic three-story Georgian mansion, one side with large British Royal coat of arms above the door, the other with a lion & fleur-de-lis, the spout a serpents head with a bird moulded up one side, the lid with a bird’s beak finial.
Circa 1745
Condition: lid is entirely a restoration, cast from another example of the same period and therefore very accurate; small chip to rim restored, crack along front step & door to side with animal above doorway, displays very well/
Old collection label reads ‘Staffordshire Creamware about 1700’
| Condition | |
|---|---|
| Size | 17cm spout to handle, 13cm high |
| References | ref. Bernard Rackham, The Glaisher Collection of Pottery and Porcelain (1987), vol.2, p.41 |
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