English and European Ceramics and Glass - 19th April 2016

Lot 358

A Lowestoft blue and white miniature or toy teapot and cover c.1762-65

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1000

+ Buyers Premium

Description

A Lowestoft blue and white miniature or toy teapot and cover c.1762-65, the small globular body painted with small boats and pagodas in a Chinese island landscape, a berry border to the shoulder and cover's edge, 10.5cm across. (2)

Cf. Sheenah Smith, Lowestoft Porcelain in the Norwich Castle Museum, p.218.