Chamberlain's Teapot
English, late 18th/early 19th century: one blue and white with gilt highlights, Trench Mortar pattern, 7-1/4 x 9 in.; one New Hall of Hanley, boat-shaped, pattern 484, pinwheel and palm leaves decoration, gilt highlights, 7 x 10-1/4 in.; one with gourd finial and marked "Chamberlain's Worcester" in script, gilt-decoration, 7-1/4 in., first with finial chip, multiple interior cracks, one extending from base to behind handle, old spout restoration, gilt losses to handle; the second with old break and repair to finial, body with extensive gilt loss, spider crack at left of handle, age cracks; Chamberlain's with old repair to tip of spout, age crack to lower body, discoloration to handle. Provenance: First teapot from the Roger Pomfret Collection, Phillips, sale 30807, lot 344; Tennessee Private Collection
Condition
first with finial chip, multiple interior cracks, one extending from base to behind handle, old spout restoration, gilt losses to handle; the second with old break and repair to finial, body with extensive gilt loss, spider crack at left of handle, age cracks; Chamberlain's with old repair to tip of spout, age crack to lower body, discoloration to handle