teapot

Sowter and Co & Mexborough Pottery

Summary

Public: Teapot and stand of deep red stoneware. Squat square teapot with rounded edges, short straight neck and straight footring. The sides are relief-moulded with Chinoiserie panels of dragons, borders, flowers and circle motifs. Tall square stand with sides relief-moulded and pierced with one side cut away for lamp. Private: Squat square teapot with rounded edges at shoulder and base, short straight neck and straight footring cut to give four bracket feet. S-shaped spout of square section and heavy strap loop handle. Sides of teapot relief-moulded with inset Chinoiserie panels of dragon amongst flames, borders, spout and handle impressed with scattered flowers and circle motifs, with Greek key border to neck and footring. Shallow domed square cover, with four shallow relief-moulded panels of flames surrounded by scattered circles and flowers, within Greek key borders. Square button finial with impressed circle and flower motifs and small pierced hole to one side. Tall square stand with curved and stepped foot, sides relief-moulded and pierced with pattern of large interlinking circles, one side cut away for lamp. Circular beaded recess in base for lamp. Impressed Greek key borders to upper rim and foot, with scattered impressed flowers and circle motifs to sides. Small lamp in the form of handled cup with square rim tapering to circular footring, decorated with flowers and circles between Greeky key borders to rim and footring. Deep red stoneware with burnished semi-matt surface finish.