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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A LOVELY 1840's IRONSTONE PINK LUSTRE TEA POT FROM STAFFORDSHIRE OR SUNDERLAND POTTERIES, ENGLAND. THERE ARE NO MAKER'S MARKS ALTHOUGH SAUCERS FROM THIS SET HAVE "266" PAINTED ON THE UNDERSIDE.
THE EIGHT SIDED, OCTAGONAL SHAPED, TRUE GOTHIC, TEA POT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION; APPEARS RARELY USED. THERE ARE NO CRACKS, CHIPS OR CRAZING.
THE PATTERN, COLOURS AND LUSTRE ARE WONDERFUL; SHOWING VERY SLIGHT MINIMAL WEAR, IF EVEN THAT .... EXCEPTIONAL CONSIDERING IT'S OVER 175 YEAR AGE !! THE CHINA HAS A MARVELOUS EMBOSSED PATTERN, INCLUDING ARCHES AND RIBS, WHICH COMPLEMENT AND JOIN THE EIGHT SIDES.
THE TEA POT MEASURES 10 1/2 INCHES FROM SPOUT TO HANDLE END, 5 1/4 INCHES ACROSS THE OCTAGONAL RIM, AND STANDS 9 INCHES IN HEIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE LID FINIAL. IT CAN HOLD 7 CUPS, TO THE BRIM, OF YOUR FAVOURITE BREW !!
WHAT A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO YOUR ANTIQUE TEA POT COLLECTION OR TO YOUR PINK LUSTRE SET. DO KEEP IN MIND THAT AS TIME GOES BY FEWER AND FEWER OF THESE HISTORIC PIECES WILL BE AVAILABLE.
I HAVE MORE IN THIS PATTERN, AND OF COURSE, OTHER INTERESTING CHINA ..... DO HAVE A LOOK SEE AT jaapiesFineChinaStore !!
THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND FEEL FREE TO ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE PICTURES.
**** IRONSTONE china was first successfully manufactured in 1800 as an alternative to expensive imported porcelain china. Because ironstone- made of clay, ironstone slag, and flint- was thick and heavy, the shape of the china became an important aspect in it's production.
In the 1840's several potters (James Edwards, John Ridgway, Mayer Brothers) introduced china with angular shapes. Subsequently, in 1844, John Ridgway and Company patented a design called "Classic Gothic", a hexagonal shape with crown finials and scrolled arches. Other potteries followed offering variations on the "gothic" design during the 1840's and on ... ( from the potteries.org)
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