Antique English pottery tea caddy from Bovey Tracey Devon 18th century

£1650

Dated: 1795 Bovey Tracey Devon England

This antique English pottery tea caddy from Bovey Tracey Devon 18th century is relief molded with figures emblematic of Spring and Summer and decorated in underglaze blue. The relief molding is crisply defined on this caddy, which has a pearlware glaze — a rare quality item from this Devon Pottery in the late 18th century.

Dimensions: 5 inches high, 3.5 inches wide, 3.5 inches long

Current Condition: Very clean crsip condition with small chip at the collar of the caddy, this left unrestored.

Literature: Page 64 in A Potworks in Devonshire ( the history and products of the Bovey Tracey Potteries 1750-1836) by Brian Adams and Anthony Thomas.

£1650    $2227

Description

This antique English pottery tea caddy from Bovey Tracey Devon 18th century is relief molded with figures emblematic of Spring and Summer and decorated in underglaze blue.

The relief molding is crisply defined on this caddy, which has a pearlware glaze — a rare quality item from this Devon Pottery in the late 18th century.

Additional information

Dimensions 3.5 × 3.5 × 5 in