A Philip Christian & Co Liverpool teapot and cover
circa 1770-75
enamelled with flowers in shaped panels reserved on a bright blue scaled ground, handle and spout with gilt foliate decoration,
unmarked, 16cm high

Provenance: Ex. C E Hanley Collection - purchased from Simon Spero, 4th April 2001. Previously in the Rous Lench Collection. Illustrated: Maurice Hillis, Liverpool Porcelain 1756-1804, p.229. Cf. The Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. C.96-1957 for a cake plate in the same pattern. Previously sold at Woolley and Wallis in 2016.

Condition Report

There is a tiny nibble to the foot rim. Beyond that, the teapot is in original condition with no cracks, chips, further damages or any restorations. The painting is in good condition with minimal, if any, rubbing. One panel to the teapot's body has a scratch through the rose and there is also some rubbing to the gilding on the cover's knop.

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