A SMALL ENGLISH POTTERY TORTOISE-SHELL TEAPOT WITH COVER, Whieldon-type, CIRCA 1770. The teapot has a bird finial on the cover which sits on a globular body with a crabstock handle and spout and rests on three feet. ;The body and spout are decorated with trailing vines and glazed with a brown tortoise-shell glaze. tip of spout repaired and repair to cover. Height: ;4 1/2 inches See: ;Griselda Lewis, A Collector''s History of English Pottery, Page 83, illustrates a similar example.
Antique Porcelain & Pottery Antique Teapots & Tea Sets
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