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Lot Essay
The provenance for this teapot leads to a renowned collection formed by Dr. Edward John Sidebotham (1860-1929). This Cambridge-educated physician is recorded as an exhibitor alongside Frank Falkner, as an editor alongside Samuel Robineau and as gifting a large number of pieces to august British institutions including an iconic saltglazed stoneware pew group recorded in Luxmoore (pl. 22) and now part of the Glaisher Collection at the Fitzwilliam Museum of Art, C.781-1928. His collection label is illustrated by Ross E. Taggart, Frank P. and Harriet C. Burnap Collection of English Pottery in the William Rockhill Nelson Gallery, Kansas City, 1967, p. 208 as well as five pieces from his collection.
As an aside, it is interesting to note that the William Burton Goodwin collection also included a rare pew group (collection no. 36). This piece was gifted by his heirs to the Smithsonian. How interesting that both collectors came to covet this droll teapot.
Though overfired in places and quite thickly potted, please observe the clever detailing on this piece. In particular note, the clearly defined three button jacket cuffs and the greenish-yellow glaze. The cover is pierced with a small vent beneath the handle and the pot has a single hole to enter the spout.
As an aside, it is interesting to note that the William Burton Goodwin collection also included a rare pew group (collection no. 36). This piece was gifted by his heirs to the Smithsonian. How interesting that both collectors came to covet this droll teapot.
Though overfired in places and quite thickly potted, please observe the clever detailing on this piece. In particular note, the clearly defined three button jacket cuffs and the greenish-yellow glaze. The cover is pierced with a small vent beneath the handle and the pot has a single hole to enter the spout.