A rare Vauxhall teapot and cover c.1758

A rare Vauxhall teapot and cover c.1758, printed and hand-coloured with panels of figures in landscapes, one side with a couple standing on a small island beside a third figure on his knees, the reverse with a further couple standing before buildings in a harbour setting, the cover with a shepherdess and musician, some chipping to the spout, 18cm across. (2)

Provenance: the C E Hanley Collection. Purchased from Christie's, The Margaret Cadman Collection, 11th October 2002, lot 56.

Illustrated: Stephen Hanscombe, The Early James Giles and his Contemporary London Decorators, p.136 alongside a Chinese teapot painted with the same scene. Also, ECC Transactions, Vol. 18, Part 3, front cover.