A STAFFORDSHIRE SOLID AGATE TEAPOT AND COVER CIRCA 1755

of compressed globular form, affixed with a short spout and loop handle, marbled in shades of brown against a cream ground, the cover with a bun knop.

Shand Kydd Collection, sold, Sotheby's, London, November 25, 1997, lot 193
Jonathan Horne, London, illustrated in A Collection of Early English Pottery, part XVIII, no. 524

There is a small restored chip to the tip of the pot's spout, a minor 1/4-in. restored chip to the edge of the cover, a very minor 1/4-in. shallow slice chip to the footrim and the cover's knop is restored, probably made-up. Otherwise, in generally good condition.
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