On offer here is this cute and rare little Scottie Wilson teapot for Royal Worcester. The teapot is a much rarer item in the range.
It is printed in black on the terracotta-coloured ground and is in good vintage condition with no chips, cracks or crazing to the glaze - all are just so nice on display. A great wee teapot to add to your collection.
The pot measures: 4 1/4 inches in height. It is 7 1/.4 handle to spout and 4 inches in diameter at the widest.
I have taken a lot of images for your inspection so that you can assess the condition. It would be very carefully packed to send to you. Please also see the other pieces that I have currently available in this pattern.
HISTORY: Robert ‘Scottie’ Wilson was born in Glasgow in 1890.
In the 1920s Scottie visited Canada and finally emigrated to Toronto in 1931. He started to draw during the 1930s and soon developed a very unique style of pen and ink drawing of dream-like creatures such as swans, birds, fish, trees and flowers.
In 1944 he returned to Britain settling in London. His work was exhibited in London and in Paris, and examples of his work are in the National Gallery of Scotland, the Tate Gallery and the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
In the early 1960s, Royal Worcester commissioned Wilson to design a tableware pattern. It was produced in two different colours, black printed onto terracotta and grey and black printed onto white glazed earthenware. The ‘Scottie Wilson’ pattern was based on the totem poles of the North American Indigenous People that the artist had studied during his visits to Canada. The pattern was unfortunately not a success in Britain probably being too expensive for its target audience. It was much admired in design circles. Production finished by 1965 and pieces are now getting very collectable.
This wee pot will cost £4.95 to post to you with Royal Mail Recroded in the UK - this will be applied to your order at the checkout.