A rare Staffordshire white salt-glazed stoneware miniature teapot and cover, circa 1740-45

delicately modelled, of globular form with a turned band at the shoulder, the cover with a high knop, minor chipping.

Acquired from Garry Atkins, London, 1st March 1993

There is some nibbling along the rim of the teapot and the underside of the cover
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It is possible that this is example is the smallest salt-glaze teapot recorded, the size of this miniature is exceptionally small.