A WEDGWOOD SMEAR-GLAZE DRAB PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER

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A WEDGWOOD SMEAR-GLAZE DRAB PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER
19THE CENTURY, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AND O, SHAPE NO. 66 IN THE 1817 CATALOGUE

Of flattened globular form, the finial as a spaniel on a cushion, the body moulded with an arabesque, Jacobs Collection no. 137--3¾in. (9.5cm.)

Lot Essay

Cf. Robin Reilly, Wedgwood, London, 1989, Vol. II, fig. 807, 957

A smear glaze was used on highly moulded stoneware bodies, as it enriched the decoration. In the 20th century, the decoration on the present pot was reworked for the American market and given the title 'Patrician'.

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