Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 24th February 2015
Lot 182
A small and rare Richard Chaffers (Liverpool) blue and white teapot and cover c.1756-60
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £500
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Description
A small and rare Richard Chaffers (Liverpool) blue and white teapot and cover c.1756-60, the globular body painted to each side with two figures in a Chinese landscape, with finely turned rim, the cover restored, 14.5cm across. (2)
Cf. Maurice Hillis, Liverpool Porcelain 1756-1804, p.187 for a discussion of these rare and early bullet-shaped teapots which were made in different sizes.
Provenance: from a private collection in Surrey.