1246
1246m
1246a
1246c
Teapot — CRC# 1246
- Description
- A fine Bristol teapot and cover, of fluted form, the shaped handle with a leaf thumbrest picked out in gold, the finial formed from a bud with closely-packed petals, painted in colourful enamels with floral sprays and scattered sprigs, an elaborate leafy gilt scrolled border below the gilt dentil rim, blue cross mark, gilded numeral 1.
- Service
- Leafy gilt
- Size
- 20.5cm handle to spout, 15cm high
- Condition
- Perfect
- Mark
- Blue X gilt 1.
- Mark Group
- X
- Decorator
- 1
- Decorator (Blue or Gilt)
- Gilt
- CRC#
- 1246
- Type
- Teapot
1246b
1246d
Historic illustrations, exhibitions and provenance
H0159 · 1947
Cup and saucer decorated with elaborate gilt from F. Brayshaw Gilhespy's collection
Source: Champion's Bristol Porcelain
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