Lot 27 A Staffordshire solid agate teapot and cover, circa 1750
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| 拍卖公司 | 邦瀚斯 |
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| 拍卖时间 | 2026年07月01日 |
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拍品名称
A Staffordshire solid agate teapot and cover, circa 1750
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GBP 1,500
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Moulded in the form of a pecten shell, with a bird's head spout and a loop handle, the finial in the shape of a lion, the fine agate body marbled in tones of blue, brown and cream, with a lead glaze, 13.5cm high (2)
Footnotes
Literature
White, Mary, Drinking at the Whites' House, Vol. 2, 2021, p. 273, fig. d
Several different variants of pecten shell teapots are recorded. Similar examples in solid agate are in the Fitzwilliam Museum (inv. no.C.7&A-1999), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no.14.68.4a,b) and the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art (inv. nos.41-23/15 A,B and 52-43/1,2). Another example from the Peter and Mary White Collection of identical shape, but marbled in paler tones, was sold by Bonhams on 1 December 2025, lot 20 and is illustrated by Mary White alongside the present lot.
Footnotes
Literature
White, Mary, Drinking at the Whites' House, Vol. 2, 2021, p. 273, fig. d
Several different variants of pecten shell teapots are recorded. Similar examples in solid agate are in the Fitzwilliam Museum (inv. no.C.7&A-1999), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no.14.68.4a,b) and the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art (inv. nos.41-23/15 A,B and 52-43/1,2). Another example from the Peter and Mary White Collection of identical shape, but marbled in paler tones, was sold by Bonhams on 1 December 2025, lot 20 and is illustrated by Mary White alongside the present lot.
