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New Hall "Silver Shaped" Teapot c.1795

A New Hall teapot, c.1795, in a silver shape, handpainted in polychrome enamels with decoration of a basket of flowers, copied from contemporary Chinese export ware. Marked with N171 to the base.

Condition is excellent, with a minor stress crack to the lid only.

Measures 5 1/2 in high by 9 inches long.

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The very elegant shape of this teapot is directly copying English silver shapes of the day,
whilst the pattern is inspired by Chinese export wares of the time.

The central motif is of a basket of flowers in polychrome enamels, the pattern was produced at a number of other factories,
such as Keeling (factory X), Coalport, Turner, & Wolfe Mason Lucock.

The finial is a rather splendid moulded bud, highlighted in red, the border of the lid matching
the border to the top of the teapot, & the lid interspersed with floral sprays.

Here you can see the minor stress crack, which does not originate from the edge of the lid. It is far more noticeable on the inside.

The elegant & complex shape is copied from contemporary English silver, being almost "wavy,"
the spout has a faceted shape rather than of a round cross section, & the handle is a loop handle.
The handle, finial, & the spout are all highlighted in red.

The teapot lid sits inside a raised collar which has a painted pink or red band.

The central basket of flowers differs slightly on products from the different factories.
This one is typical of New Hall, & the teapot is also marked with the correct pattern number of N171.

The lid is fluted, & mounted with a bud shaped finial, the top highlighted in red.
The lid has the same line & dot border as the top of the teapot, & is interspersed with floral sprays.

In the picture above the fine stress crack can just be made out to the right of the finial, pointing to about 5 o'clock.
Below, the lid s rotated & the stress line is now to the left, pointing to roughly 10 o'clock.

In the close up above you can see that the line appears to originate around the finial,
it is likely that it has been caused from pressure to this point.

Above you can see that the line is far more noticeable on the inside of the lid, but it does not run to the edge.
The teapot is marked with a nice large pattern number, as would be expected of New Hall.

All in all this is a very attractive & desireable teapot from the latter stages of the 18th Century, that is in excellent condition for it's age.
It would be a graceful addition to any collection of 18th Century English Porcelain.