Lot Essay
Cf. Mountford, Illustrated Guide, pl. 40 for a block for this type of teapot
Details
A STAFFORDSHIRE WHITE SALTGLAZE TEAPOT AND COVER
CIRCA 1750
With ball finial, scroll spout above a shell and scroll handle, the dome cover moulded with four shells, the sides moulded with pectin shells surrounded by oak branches with acorns, splashed allover with cobalt, raised on three animal paw feet headed by masks, Jacobs Collection no. 275--4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high
CIRCA 1750
With ball finial, scroll spout above a shell and scroll handle, the dome cover moulded with four shells, the sides moulded with pectin shells surrounded by oak branches with acorns, splashed allover with cobalt, raised on three animal paw feet headed by masks, Jacobs Collection no. 275--4 1/8in. (10.5cm.) high
Provenance
Victor Collection, sale Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Inc., New York, March 10, 1978, lot 31