1872, PROBABLY MADE BY WATCOMBE POTTERY, THE MOUNTS LONDON, 1872, IN THE MANNER OF CHRISTOPHER DRESSER

Between 1870 and 1875, the Watcombe Terracotta Company produced wares that were strongly influenced by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904), who is now acknowledged as one of the most important designers of the nineteenth century. These wares ranged from square and angular teapots, tea sets and jugs (bearing a strong resemblance to Dressers designs in metal) to Japanese inspired vases with applied animal masks, the animals tongue forming the handle, or bottle vases with dragon handles.