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Lot Essay
See Nicolas Dawes, Majolica, New York, 1990, p.133, fig. 231 for a similar example popularly ascribed to Royal Worcester but more likely a product of the Staffordshire potteries from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. G. Leberfeld. See also Marilyn G. Karmason and Joan B.Stacke, Majolica: a Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 205 for another example of this teapot. Also see Animal Art Antiques; Christie's New York, 20 January 2004, lot 926.