Description:
Molded melon-shaped tureen with attached stand in the shape of a leaf; lid is a separate piece and is molded in a melon shape with tendrils leading up to a melon-shaped finial, the tureen is covered all over in a yellow lead glaze, the lid is decorated with green, orange, brown and back overglaze enamels, there is a ladybug on one side and a polychrome butterfly on the other side of the lid, the lower portion of the tureen has green enamel on the vines and tendrils and on the edges of the leaves, there is a hole at the end for the insertion of a ladle. The underside has two round holes within the footrim. Condition: Enamel maybe touched up on the green vines. Examples of these yellow-glazed, melon-shaped tureens are known to have been made and marked by the Leeds Pottery Factory.

Subjects:
Pottery; Enamel and enameling; glaze (coating by location); polychrome

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