Lot Essay
Cf. Bernard M. Watney, 'Early Longton Hall Porcelain (Part I, Coloured Wares)' E.C.C. Transactions Vol. 15, Part 3, 1995, pp. 357-366 and pls. 3,5,6 and 8.
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CIRCA 1750-52
Details
A Longton Hall bullet-shaped Kakiemon teapot and cover
Circa 1750-52
Painted in blue, iron-red, yellow and green with ho-o birds in flight above flowering chrysanthemum branches and scattered plum and cherry blossom, the finial formed as a strawberry (slight flaking to glaze at tip of spout and rim of cover, minute chip to tip of spout)
3.3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
Circa 1750-52
Painted in blue, iron-red, yellow and green with ho-o birds in flight above flowering chrysanthemum branches and scattered plum and cherry blossom, the finial formed as a strawberry (slight flaking to glaze at tip of spout and rim of cover, minute chip to tip of spout)
3.3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high