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Dr Wall Period Worcester Porcelain Teapot Decorated with Enamel Flowers and a Flower Head Knop, Dating Circa 1765
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Dr Wall Period Worcester Porcelain Teapot Decorated with Enamel Flowers and a Flower Head Knop, Dating Circa 1765

18th century
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For sale, a fine example of a Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain Teapot decorated with enamel flowers and a flower head knop, dating circa 1765. The teapot is in excellent original and unrestored condition that is free from damage, chips, or hairlines. Slight loss to enamel on the inner petals in a couple of places to the flower head knop. Decorated to the body in bright enamels with various floral spays and flower heads. The lid decorated with moulded leaf and flower head knop. The base with some pre-glaze and firing inner foot rim chips, all perfectly normal as part of the teapots manufacture. Old collectors label to base.

The Worcester factory was founded Dr John Wall Worcester in 1751. He remained the main driver of the company until around 1775. He died in 1776. Size approx. 15cm tall and approx. 17cm handle to tip of spout. Price £495.00 inclusive of shipping to within the UK

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Date of Manufacture

Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Teapot to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 09187151
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques Date18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 245-270 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:
Hand-painted floral sprays in coloured enamels: freehand flower painting rather than transfer print.
Applied flowerhead finial with moulded leaves: hand-modelled early cover ornament.
Glaze pooling cleanly inside the foot rim: soaprock soft-paste porcelain.
Steam hole pierced beside the knop: functional tea ware ventilation.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
17cm (6.69")
Depth
10.5cm (4.13")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1169593
Dealers Internal Reference
OSA1505
Description
For sale, a fine example of a Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain Teapot decorated with enamel flowers and a flower head knop, dating circa 1765.
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The teapot is in excellent original and unrestored condition that is free from damage, chips, or hairlines.
Oliver Sargent Antiques

Slight loss to enamel on the inner petals in a couple of places to the flower head knop. Decorated to the body in bright enamels with various floral spays and flower heads. The lid decorated with moulded leaf and flower head knop. The base with some pre-glaze and firing inner foot rim chips, all perfectly normal as part of the teapots manufacture. Old collectors label to base.

fig 1. An 18th-century Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain teapot featuring hand-painted floral sprays, a loop handle, and a floral knop lid.
fig 1. Dr Wall Period Worcester Porcelain Teapot Decorated with Enamel Flowers and a Flower Head Knop, Dating Circa 1765

The Worcester factory was founded Dr John Wall Worcester in 1751. He remained the main driver of the company until around 1775. He died in 1776. Size approx. 15cm tall and approx. 17cm handle to tip of spout. Price £495.00 inclusive of shipping to within the UK

You can find more items of interest and purchase through our website, using all major credit cards:

please visit: www.oliversargentantiques.com

Date of Manufacture

Oliver Sargent Antiques has dated this Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Teapot to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09187151
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques dating18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 245-270 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:
Hand-painted floral sprays in coloured enamels: freehand flower painting rather than transfer print.
Applied flowerhead finial with moulded leaves: hand-modelled early cover ornament.
Glaze pooling cleanly inside the foot rim: soaprock soft-paste porcelain.
Steam hole pierced beside the knop: functional tea ware ventilation.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
17cm (6.69")
Depth
10.5cm (4.13")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1169593
Dealers Internal Ref
OSA1505
Oliver Sargent Antiques
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Archive I An 18th-century Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain teapot featuring hand-painted floral sprays, a loop handle, and a floral knop lid.

Dr Wall Period Worcester Porcelain Teapot Decorated with Enamel Flowers and a Flower Head Knop, Dating Circa 1765

Archive II An 18th-century Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain teapot featuring hand-painted floral sprays, a loop handle, and a floral knop lid. View II
Archive III An 18th-century Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain teapot featuring hand-painted floral sprays, a loop handle, and a floral knop lid. View III
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Archive X An 18th-century Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain teapot featuring hand-painted floral sprays, a loop handle, and a floral knop lid. View X
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An 18th-century Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain teapot featuring hand-painted floral sprays, a loop handle, and a floral knop lid.
Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain Teapot decorated with enamel flowers and a flower head knop, dating circa 1765
Ref: SA1169593
An 18th-century Dr Wall period Worcester porcelain teapot featuring hand-painted floral sprays, a loop handle, and a floral knop lid.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectTeapots
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSoft-paste Porcelain, Enamel, Gold Leaf
  • ColourOff-White
  • MotifsFlower head knop, Hand-painted floral sprays, Loop handle, Gilded rims
  • SizeH 15 cm (6 in) x W 17 cm (7 in) x D 10.5 cm (4 in)

This Georgian soft-paste porcelain teapot originates from the Dr Wall period of Worcester, dating circa 1765. The piece is rendered in an off-white glaze and finished with gold leaf gilding along the rims, featuring hand-painted polychrome enamel floral sprays and scattered flower heads across the body and lid. The design incorporates a loop handle, a curved spout, and a moulded leaf and flower head knop on the lid. Slight loss of enamel appears on the inner petals of the knop, accompanied by pre-glaze and firing foot rim chips on the base, alongside an old collector's label. Measuring 15 cm high, 17 cm wide, and 10.5 cm deep, this item serves as a decorative display object placed upon a sideboard top within an English country house interior setting.

FAQs

Produced between 1751 and 1783 during the leadership of Dr John Wall, this early period of Worcester porcelain is characterised by soft-paste soapstone bodies and hand-painted floral or Asian-inspired enamel decoration.

Early English teapots were predominantly crafted from soft-paste porcelain incorporating steatite soapstone to withstand boiling water, finished with clear lead glazes, polychrome enamel pigments, and gilded accents.

Authentic pieces typically exhibit a greenish-yellow translucency when held to light, glaze shrinkage or pooling around the foot rim, and period-appropriate marks such as the fretted square or crescent mark.

Position the teapot on a dining room sideboard top, inside a glass-fronted cabinet, or alongside complimentary Georgian ceramics to highlight its historic form and hand-painted decoration.

Clean gently by hand using lukewarm water and a mild detergent, avoiding abrasive sponges, chemical cleaners, and prolonged soaking to preserve the hand-painted enamel and gilded details.
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