A Joseph Holdcroft and Co. Majolica Coconut and Boy Teapot and Cover, Circa 1870
Length: 7 1/3 ins. (18.6 cms.) Height: 5 ¼ ins. (13.3 cms.)
Item No. 1994
A Joseph Holdcroft and Co. Coconut and Boy Teapot and Cover modelled as a Chinese boy climbing atop a brown decorated coconut. The boy wears pointed slippers with a turquoise...
A Joseph Holdcroft and Co. Coconut and Boy Teapot and Cover modelled as a Chinese boy climbing atop a brown decorated coconut. The boy wears pointed slippers with a turquoise blue tunic over yellow trousers and queue hairstyle, where the head forms the cover. The green stems of the coconut form the spout and handle.
Literature
Marilyn G. Karmason, Joan B. Stacke. Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey. Henry N. Abrams, New York, 1989, p. 104.Join our mailing list
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