Lot 178
  • 178

A Derby teapot and cover and a rare Derby miniature teapot and cover, circa 1760-65

Estimate
900 - 1,200 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain
  • 15.4cm., 6 1/8in. and 7.8cm., 3in. high.
the larger teapot of globular ribbed form with an eight-sided spout, painted with scattered flowers in the manner of the Cotton Stem painter, the miniature teapot painted probably by Edward Withers, with small flower sprigs, including two roses, both with a chip.

Provenance

The larger teapot: acquired at the Northern Ceramics Fair, Nottingham, 20th May 1995
The miniature teapot: acquired at the Dyson-Perrins Antique Fair, Worcester, 10th September 1994

Literature

The large teapot, John Twitchett, Derby Porcelain, 2002, p. 245 

Condition

larger teapot: there is a minute chip to the outside edge of the rim. miniature teapot: there is a chip to the outside edge of the rim.
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