Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 256
A rare Worcester teapot and cover c.1765
Estimate £1,200 - £1,800 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A rare Worcester teapot and cover c.1765, painted in the atelier of James Giles with the arms of the Elsley family, a centaur with a bow and arrow atop a shield quartered in gilt and white with five flowerhead motifs, within a floral scroll cartouche and beneath a gilt spearhead border, a little nibbling to the spout, 18.5cm. (2)
Exhibited: The English Ceramic Circle, Armorials Exhibition, 2008.