PEAR SHAPE TEAPOT BY RICHARD KING
THIS QUEEN ANNE OR PEAR SHAPE TEAPOT WAS MADE BY RICHARD KING, SR. WHOSE WORKING DATES WERE THE FIRST HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY. THIS LONDON PEWTERER MADE A GREAT DEAL OF PEWTER FOR EXPORT TO THE AMERICAN COLONIES. THE LOW DOME WAS THE EARLIEST FORM TO BE USED WITH THE PEAR SHAPE BODY. THE POT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL WOODEN HANDLE AND BUTTON.