A New Hall teapot stand c1795. This charming teapot stand, with its moulded fluted body, is decorated with underglaze cobalt blue and embellished with stylised 'fleur-de-lies' type pattern and gilded foliate sprigs. This pattern number is number 243, this is marked on the underside of the jug in red as 'No 243'.

The main body of the teapot stand is decorated with a wide band of underglaze rich cobalt blue around the rim of the stand, Applied on top of this rich blue band is the heavenly honey coloured gilt decoration in the form of stylised 'fleur-de-lies'. The blue band is bounded top and bottom by a thick gilded line. The lower line has below it a line of gold oval and round dots that are extremely fine.

Around the base of the teapot stand are delightful gilded foliate sprigs.

In the centre of the teapot stand is a gilded oval in which is a further gilded foliage sprig.

On the underside of the teapot stand is the pattern number ' No 243' in red.

This is a lovely New Hall oval fluted Teapot Stand, underglaze Blue and Gilt decoration, Pattern Number 243, c1795.

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Size and Weight: (values are approximate)

• 7" X 5¾" (175mm X 145mm) length X width of the teapot stand
• ¾" (22mm) depth of the teapot stand
• 7 oz (203gms ) weight of the teapot stand

Marks:

On the underside of the teapot stand is the pattern number ' No 243' in red, this the way in which New Hall marked their wares.

Condition:

This elegant New hall oval fluted teapot stand is in good condition with no chips, cracks, repairs or restoration. The only minor imperfection is that there is some wear to the gilt decoration, this can be seen in the pictures and is mainly to the gilding on the central gilded oval. This is a very fine new Hall teapot stand from c1795.