Majolica fish teapot & creamer

Victorian, circa 1870. 6.5ins high, 10.4ins wide, 4.7ins depth. Majolica teapot and creamer which features a fish.





Colouration: grey, brown, cream, are predominant.







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Condition

CONDITION: Teapot: Fair. Chip to rim and a small chip to lower tail fin.





Flaking around the rim.









Two small bruises to rim.



KILN EFFECTS: stained crazing to rim and interior;







kiln soot caught in the glaze;











glaze run to the grey glazes;





a few glaze misses to the rim;



shrinkage line mold join under spout.



RESTORATION: stabilised and retouched hairline to underside;



filled chips to spout.







Cover: Generally good. Flake to top of finial.



Slight wear to finial.



RESTORATION: stabilised and retouched hairline and re-touched bruise to flange.





Creamer: Generally good. KILN EFFECTS: kiln soot caught in the glaze;



stray fleck of glaze to mouth;



glaze run to glazes.





RESTORATION: filled chip to spout;



stabilised and retouch hairline to handle.






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