ENGLISH CREAMWARE TRANSFER-PRINTED AND ENAMELED TEAPOT AND COVER AND A WEDGWOOD CREAMWARE TRANSFER-PRINTED PLATE

ENGLISH CREAMWARE TRANSFER-PRINTED AND ENAMELED TEAPOT AND COVER AND A WEDGWOOD CREAMWARE TRANSFER-PRINTED PLATE

the teapot, circa 1770, unmarked, possibly Wedgwood, the printed decoration attributed to Sadler & Green, Liverpool, of globular form with reeded spout, entwined strap handle and large flower finial, printed and enriched in green on one side with a vignette of exotic birds strutting and in flight in landscape, the other side with a rose and tulip spray, the green enameled finial with trace gilding on the petal tips, h: 5 1/2 x l: 7 7/8 in.; the plate circa 1780, impressed lowercase mark, the Queenâ s shaped border and center printed in iron-red with vignettes of birds from the so-called â Liverpool Birdâ series, the central scene with a distant village at the right, dia: 9 5/8 in. (2)

Provenance: Tom Walford Collection, No. 185 (label).
Bourgeault-Horan Auctions (formerly Northeast), Portsmouth, NH, 18 August 2017, lot 111 - the teapot.
Jeffrey Milkins Collection, nos. 897 and 913.

Catalogue Note:
In the years 1761-1790, Wedgwood employed the printing firm John Sadler & Guy Green of Liverpool. Wedgwood would sell them undecorated wares to be decorated with transfer-prints. Once successfully decorated, the objects would be repurchased. Also see Robin Reilly, â Wedgwoodâ , Vol. I, pp. 209-246 for an in-depth discussion of the business practices of these two firms. At Wedgwood, this print is part of the so-called 'Liverpool Birds' series.