ONLINE AUCTION OF MANY MILITARI ITEMS INC BRITAINS,GOLD AND MANY MORE
Lot 84:
A Collection of Four Sadler Classic Collection Novelty Teapots
Description
A collection of four novelty ceramic teapots from the Classic Collection by Sadler, Staffordshire. Each teapot is manufactured from glazed earthenware and decorated with multi-coloured transfer-printed designs featuring historical and legendary British themes, finished with gilt highlights to the spouts, handles, and finials. The group includes three teapots of hexagonal panelled form and one of rectangular house-form. The specific themes represented are: Elizabeth I Queen of England (1558-1603) surrounded by names of notable Elizabethans; Vice Admiral Lord Nelson with names of naval captains and the signal England expects that every man will do his duty; the Duke of Wellington and soldiers of the Battle of Waterloo (1815); and a Robin Hood house-form teapot containing narrative text and a handwritten number 0254. The base of each piece bears the printed Sadler maker mark, Staffordshire, England, or Made in England, along with extensive descriptive text relating to the theme.
Height approximately 16.5 cm.
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