Worcester Teapot & Stand, oval shape, decorated with an
underglaze cobalt blue and gilt border and gilt flowers, c1805
(p1111-2)
A most handsome Worcester teapot together with its original
stand, dating from c1805. The decoration of the teapot and stand are of an
elegant form with an underglaze cobalt blue band to the teapot, cover and stand
that is gilded with a foliate and ribbon garland. In addition, there are
gilded flower sprigs including the popular 'morning glory' flower.
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The teapot is of a smooth sided oval shape, popular at the
beginning of the nineteenth century. There is a shallow domed cover with a
charming open loop handle.
The teapot has a short, but well formed spout, beautifully
balance by the open loop handle with thumb piece at the top.
There is a cobalt blue band around the shoulder of the teapot on
which is an elegant foliate and ribbon gilt decoration in a rich honey coloured
gold.
Flower sprigs are applied to each side of the teapot, around the
cover and repeated on the oval stand. The rich gilding is also applied to the
back of the handle and to the spout.
The cobalt blue band gives a rich dark blue which is a perfect
foil for the honey rich gilding applied to it. the gilding is in remarkably good
condition and shines out beautifully. the foliate and ribbon decoration on the
blue band is very finely executed.
There are three large gilded flower sprigs on each side of the
teapots body. the centre one is of a 'morning glory' flower, a flower popular at
this time and can often be seen represented in materials of the day.
Around the base of the teapot is a thin cobalt blue and gilded
line and then a further gilded line around the foot of the teapot.
The short but well formed spout is embellished with gilt
decoration on all sides. the front of the spout has a particularly lovely
foliate sprig. the tip of the spout is also gilded.
There is an elegant open high loop handle, which incorporated a
flying thumb piece on the top portion to aid lifting and pouring for the teapot.
As with the spout, the handle is also richly gilded. On the back
of the handle the same fine foliate sprig that is applied to the front of the
spout.
The oval low domed cover of the teapot carries a repeat of the
decoration applied to the teapot.
The edge of the cover has the beautiful cobalt blue and gilded
band and the same gilded flower sprigs adorn the cover.
The cover has a very elegant open looped handle, which has fine
gilding applied to it.
There are no manufacturers marks on the teapot, but is from the
Worcester factory c1805.
The accompanying original teapot stand, is of the same oval or
elliptical shape. It carries exactly the same decoration as the teapot and
cover.
It has the rich cobalt blue band with applied gilding and flower
sprigs
In the centre of the stand there is an oval cartouche formed by
a thin cobalt blue and gilded line in which is the gilded 'morning glory'
flower.
Again, there are no manufacturers marks on the base of the
teapot stand.
This is a most handsome Worcester Teapot & Stand, oval shape, decorated with an
underglaze cobalt blue and gilt border and gilt flowers, c1805 .
Size and Weight: (values are approximate)
Marks:
There are no manufacturers marks on this teapot, but it is from the Worcester
factory, probably the 'Barr Worcester' factory and certainly dates from c1805
This beautiful teapot and stand are in quite good condition. The gilding and
decoration are extremely good a fresh, especially the gilding which does not
have any rubbing. the cover is in perfect condition. The teapot does have a
short hairline crack to its body, as shown in the pictures below, but this is a
tight little crack.
The stand does have a star crack to it, which I have shown in
the pictures below. Despite this, it is still appears very firm. The decoration,
as with the teapot and cover is in very good condition. There are a few small
frit type chips to the raised foot rim of the stand, which may actually be from
the time of manufacture and are of no consequence. So this teapot cover and
stand displays excellently and is a very fine example from the famous English
Worcester factory..
This beautiful teapot, cover and stand from the Worcester
factory are a very finely decorated set that would be perfect for display and
ideal for the collector of Worcester or early English porcelain.
