Small Dipped Fan Slip-decorated Pearlware Teapot

Small Dipped Fan Slip-decorated Pearlware Teapot, John Shorthose, act. 1795-1823, Hanley, Staffordshire, the straight-sided body with brown, rust, and white slip fan decoration against a field of ochre slip, with conforming lid, the base with impressed maker's mark "SHORTHOSE," gooseneck spout, and applied strap handle with foliate terminals, ht. 4 1/4 in.

Literature: Jonathan Rickard, Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770-1939, 2006, p. 99.

Note: This is the only known signed dipped fan-decorated piece.
Estimate $400-600

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