Lot Essay
Cf. Frank Hurlbutt, op. cit., plate 40b for a teapot of similar form also elegantly painted with flower sprays beneath a delicate border
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A BRISTOL (CHAMPION'S) TEAPOT AND COVER
Details
A BRISTOL (CHAMPION'S) TEAPOT AND COVER
CIRCA 1776
Of bullet shape with branch handle and spout enriched in gilt, the flat cover with rose bud finial, the cover rim and shoulder with a band of gilt foliate scrolls enclosing diapers of iron-red scale and faux malachite, painted in mauve pink, iron-red, yellow, blue and green with scattered flowers, minor wear to gilt edges
6in. (15.2cm.) wide
CIRCA 1776
Of bullet shape with branch handle and spout enriched in gilt, the flat cover with rose bud finial, the cover rim and shoulder with a band of gilt foliate scrolls enclosing diapers of iron-red scale and faux malachite, painted in mauve pink, iron-red, yellow, blue and green with scattered flowers, minor wear to gilt edges
6in. (15.2cm.) wide
Provenance
With D.P. & M. Manheim, New York