A rare Coalport tea kettle and cover, circa 1825

set with a high handle, elaborately moulded with reeds and shells picked out in turquoise and gilding and applied with flowers, the cover surmounted by a swan finial, C Dale. mark in underglaze-blue.

Acquired from Grosvenor Antiques, London, 11th June 1993

Some typical chips to edges of applied flowers and leaves.
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This exuberant model was produced at a point when a revived interest in the Rococo style was beginning to gain momentum in England. A highly comparable cabaret set is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, museum no. C.575&A-1935. The Coalport factory was founded in 1795 by John Rose who gained his training at Caughley. The rapid success of the factory enabled Rose to buy the Caughley manufactory in 1799, the Nantgarw porcelain manufactory in 1819 and the Swansea porcelain manufactory.