Wedgwood Rare Crimson Dip Jasperware Lidded Teapot

Description

A Wedgwood rare crimson dip Jasperware lidded teapot featuring a deep wine red body with applied white neoclassical relief decorations. The globular body is ornamented with a central frieze depicting putti with a chariot, while a wide continuous garland of flowers and leaves encircles the shoulder. The domed lid is decorated with a repeating foliate border and is topped with a stepped circular finial. The interior of the vessel is glazed. The base bears the impressed mark WEDGWOOD along with other small indistinct impressed characters. The item features provenance labels from the Rubin Collection on both the base and the underside of the lid, as well as a previous auction label from Skinner with numbers 3020 and 1523.

Dimensions: 8.50"L x 6.50"W x 8.00"H