A Rare Saltglaze Stoneware Teapot in the form of a House. Circa 1745. The teapot in the form of a house is relief moulded depicting a three storied house on one side and a two storied house on the other all surmounted with a tiled roof. The spout is in the form of a bird''s head emerging from a human arm with a hand holding its neck. ;The finial and chimney is also in the form of a bird''s head which is an usual form (see Mountford below). ;On the ground floor two human figures flank the spout. The handle is in the form of a simple loop. Height: 5 1/2 inches. Reference: English Saltglazed Earthenware by Chas. F. C, Luxmoore, plate 78, bottom centre for very similar teapot with an identical bird head finial. The Henry H. Weldon Collection, English Pottery 1650-1800, Leslie B. Grigsby, page 70-71, plate 9a and b for discussion ans colour illustrations. The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-glazed Stoneware, Arnold R. Mountford, ;plate 91 for a teapot with the same finial.

Antique Porcelain & Pottery
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