A First Period Worcester Teapot Painted With Floral Sprays And Insects c1770

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A First Period Worcester Teapot Painted With Floral Sprays And Insects c1770Description. Decorated with floral sprays, both to the cover and body of the piece. There is a finely painted ladybird to the left hand side of the handle, if one looks at the piece with the handle projecting to the right. Simple loop handle, slightly grooved. Unmarked. Condition. There is a small patch of restoration to the spout, as shown. There is a tiny rim chip which is, hopefully, discernible in the photographs but is really very small. The

A fine example of this attractive chinoiserie pattern

All very odd

dating from the so-called 'Marcolini Period' 1774-1815

25 cm in diameter

together with the expanded palette

and flowerbud finials

the Worcester print is more darkly shaded on the left-hand side of the print

whose floral paintings are encountered very frequently in the post 1820 period

A very pretty cup

10 cm in height

There is minor crazing in certain areas

apart from slight footrim chips