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A fine Staffordshire red stoneware teapot with floral sprigged decoration c.1755
A fine Staffordshire red stoneware teapot with floral sprigged decoration c.1755
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Description.
Finely sprigged (David Barker (see below), draws the distinction between mould and die applied decoration. The latter leaves the mark of the die – not present here, so this decoration is probably mould applied) with vines and foliage and with a crabstock handle and spout, a rare red stoneware teapot and cover. These pieces are remarkably unknown – derived, ultimately, in imitation of the Chinese Yixing teapots. Very few are marked and it is, therefore, extremely difficult to attribute them. A few pieces are actually marked (those made by Astbury and Myatt) and others can be identified by means of checking whether the seal used by William Greatbatch of Fenton appears. A further set has been ascribed by David Barker (see "A Group of Staffordshire Red Stonewares of the 18th century", being a paper read by David Barker at the Linnean Society on the 20th of January 1990) to his namesake-Thomas Barker. Again, the features of this piece are insufficiently similar to those pieces for them to fall within that categorisation.
Unmarked.
Condition.
Minor chipping to the spout and rim. No cracks, crazing or restoration.
Dimensions.
22cm in length.
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