Lot Essay
Cf. Arnold R. Mountford, The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware (1971), pl. 98 for related wares.
Details
A Staffordshire saltglaze white stoneware baluster teapot and cover
attributed to John & Thomas Wedgwood of the Big House, Burslem, of hexagonal section, with a fluted spout, moulded in relief with panels of figures and mythical beasts among foliage, circa 1745 (the finial broken and repaired, chip to tip of spout, minor crack to rim and shoulder) -- 12cm. high
See colour plate 1
attributed to John & Thomas Wedgwood of the Big House, Burslem, of hexagonal section, with a fluted spout, moulded in relief with panels of figures and mythical beasts among foliage, circa 1745 (the finial broken and repaired, chip to tip of spout, minor crack to rim and shoulder) -- 12cm. high
See colour plate 1