A large English or Staffordshire bargeware teapot, cover and stand 1880

sprigged with baskets of flowers and birds on the treacle-glazed ground, inscribed and dated 'Mrs. Thornley Deeping, 1880'. Together with two similarly-decorated bargeware tea kettles and covers, a small coffee pot and a jug, variously inscribed. 10 pieces.

Teapot, cover and stand: the cover has three tiny glaze chips to the underside of the rim. The teapot has an approximate 1/5-inch chip to the edge of the spout and very small flat chip to the edge of one dentil at the rim. There are two small chips to the footrim that aren't visible from the exterior. The stand has a 2-inch long shallow section at the rimedge chipped away and two further small chips to the rim edge. Two kettles and covers: one cover is restored; the restoration is well done making it difficult to determine the exact cause of the damage. There is a pinhead chip to the edge of spout on one kettle and a 1/4-inch chip to the footrim on the base. Otherwise in good condition. Jug: Good condition. Small coffee pot and cover: The finial of the cover is restored. the coffee pot has a 2 by 1/2 inch section at the rim broken off and restored; the restoration is old. The break issues an approximate 2-inch haircrack running down the side of the rim.
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