Lot Essay
Cf. Frank Tilley, Teapots and Tea (1957), pl. XLIII, fig. 131 for a similar example but with a domed cover.
CIRCA 1770
Details
A Worcester cylindrical teapot and cover
Circa 1770
With double entwined strapwork handle with leaf terminals and straight spout, the flat cover with branch finial, painted in the Imari palette with chrysanthemum and prunus alternating with orange-ground panels reserved with mons on a gilt diaper-ground (three small chips to spout)
8¼in. (21cm.) wide
Circa 1770
With double entwined strapwork handle with leaf terminals and straight spout, the flat cover with branch finial, painted in the Imari palette with chrysanthemum and prunus alternating with orange-ground panels reserved with mons on a gilt diaper-ground (three small chips to spout)
8¼in. (21cm.) wide
Provenance
Mrs. D. MacCallum.