Bristol Tea and Coffee Pots
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A teapot from the MacKenna Collection (MacKenna figure 67), c1775. It has rich gilding, floral festoons and classical heads. Exhibited by the English Ceramic Circle in 1948 and at the Bristol bi-centenary exhibition in 1970. |
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A swagged teapot c1775-1776. The gilded border pattern appears on James Giles decorated ware, e.g. a Worcester Cup in the Luton Hoo Collection, although there is no suggestion that Giles decorated this piece. |
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Bristol coffee pot c1775. The height is 8.5 inches (22.5 cm). Marked with an X. Said to have been in the Trapnell collection, but it does not appear in the 1912 catalogue. |
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Bristol teapot with Chinese figures. The height is 5.3 inches (14.5 cm). Unmarked. See the Trapnell collection, item 106, for a similar teapot. F S MacKenna's "Champions Bristol Porcelain", figure 12, also has a coffee cup and saucer of the same pattern. More. |
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A Bristol teapot, decorated with a harbour scene after Meissen. Height 6.2 inches (15.75 cm). Number 130 in the Trapnell collection. |