Royal Worcester Porcelain Aesthetic Movement Teapot c.1875 Designed by James Hadley

Royal Worcester Porcelain Aesthetic Movement Teapot c.1875 Designed by James Hadley and decorated by James Callowhill

Height: 19cm

Similar example held in the collection of the British Museum and in the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia (see links below)

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1980-0301-1_1

https://collection.maas.museum/object/13328

A Royal Worcester 'Japonisme' teapot and cove is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, NY (see link below)

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/770976

The Metropolitan Museum writes:

'After the end of the Flight, Barr & Barr ownership of the Worcester factory in 1840, the firm went through a succession of owners and mergers before falling under the ownership of Kerr & Binns in 1852. During the partnership, the factory sought to rebuild its former eighteenth-century reputation in porcelain and known for Renaissance-inspired designs. With the establishment of the Royal Worcester Porcelain Company in 1862, the company gradually gained recognition for its Japanese-inspired designs, which formed part of Japonisme, a collective fascination with Japan that took place in Europe and the United States following the opening of Japanese markets to the West by Commodore Perry in 1853.'