A Very Rare Worcester Teapot, Cover, and Stand painting in the Japanese style as an interpretation of Kakiemon. The fluted stand with blue celeste border and gilt rim features a vibrant dragon pattern with Kakiemon floral sprays and insects similarly painted along the ribbed barrel shaped body of the teapot with ear-shaped handle and cover featuring a finial of an open bloom with yellow centre.
This pattern is colloquially referred to as the ‘Jabberwocky’ patten which is a Victorian invention originating from Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There published in 1871. The pattern is a Worcester interpretation of Japanese Kakiemon style decoration which is mentioned in the 1769 Worcester Sales catalogue: ‘A complete tea and coffee equipage, forty three pieces, of the fine rich dragon pattern, blue Celeste borders’, sold for £6.17s.6d.