A MINTON MAJOLICA TEAPOT AND A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA STAND

THE TEAPOT WITH YEAR CYPHER FOR 1872, IMPRESSED FACTORY MARKS AND SHAPE NO. 1349, THE STAND CIRCA 1870, BLACK PAINTED NUMERALS 2769

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A MINTON MAJOLICA TEAPOT AND A GEORGE JONES MAJOLICA STAND
THE TEAPOT WITH YEAR CYPHER FOR 1872, IMPRESSED FACTORY MARKS AND SHAPE NO. 1349, THE STAND CIRCA 1870, BLACK PAINTED NUMERALS 2769
Formed as four gourds issuing from a branch, the handle and spout formed as branches, the cover with scrolling leaf finial
The teapot 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high, the stand 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) at widest point

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Lot Essay

This teapot seems to be a comparatively rare model. An example was sold Christie's New York, 21 April 2009, lot 142, when it was described as a 'lychees' teapot. Also see the Harriman Judd Collection of British Pottery, Sotheby's, New York, 22 January 2001, lot 1, and English Majolica from a Private Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 11 March 1997, lot 353 for a part tête-à-tête including an example of this model.

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