Antique Georgian Thomas Harley Staffordshire Teapot c.1805

Antique Georgian Thomas Harley Staffordshire Teapot
c.1805

Antique lead-glazed earthenware octogonal teapot with 'swan' knop.

Condition: numerous historic chips, cracks and missing pieces, please see photos for details. Item is of interest for collectors or as a restoration project.

Height to top of 'swan' approx. 15cm (6" approx.)

Harley, Thomas (1778-1832) Pottery manufacturer, Lane End

Harley was born in 1778. From 1799-1801 he was in partnership with John, George & William Weston. From 1801 he worked on his own as an enameller, black printer and earthenware manufacturer. He was in partnership with Seckerson in 1818. He also owned a potworks in St. Helens (Lancashire) and a shop in Dublin (the capital of the Republic of Ireland). In 1814 Thomas Harley was involved in a meeting which called for the abolition of the slave trade, and in 1815 was on a committee which protested against the window tax. He died in August 1832 at St. Helens, Lancashire.

Item shipped via Royal Mail '1st Class Signed For'
UK postage: £6
Rep. Of Ireland: £8

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Variety Market, Unit 5, John Mitchel Place, Newry, BT34 2BP (see map)

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