Lot 692
  • 692

English creamware globular teapot and cover Circa 1770-80

Estimate
700 - 1,000 USD
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Description

  • ceramic
  • Height: 6 in.
  • 15.2 cm
Painted on the front and reverse with leafy clusters of cherries.

Provenance

Christie's London, March 6, 1967, lot 160

Condition

There is a tiny chip to the tip of the spout and some very minor chipping to the edge of the flange of the cover. Otherwise in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

A teapot of the same form, painted with flower sprays in a similar manner, is illustrated in Peter Walton, Creamware and other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House Leeds, p. 178, cat. no. 722, where it is described as having a greenish yellow glaze similar to the present example and is attributed to Cockpit Hill, Derby. Another similar teapot painted with cherries and attributed to Cockpit Hill was sold at Sotheby's London, February 21, 1989, lot 360.