A rare cast pewter teapot, English, circa 1845


The ovoid body decorated in the style of the famous Portland Vase, depicting the story of Peleus and Thetis, acanthus leaf spout and handle, and ornate knop to the hinged lid, bearing the 'PATENT SEAMLESS DIEU ET MON DROIT' mark of Richard Ford Sturges, Birmingham, [PS9037], [fl.1840-63], to the underside, 26.5cm wide x 13cm deep x 16.5cm high, (10in wide x 5in deep x 6in high)
|Less than six examples of this model of teapot are thought to have survived. They were cast in a single operation, using an unusual mould. See Journal of the Pewter Society, Spring 2009, p. 40, and Peter Hornsby, Pewter of the Western World (1983), p. 167, pl. 502.