Large Early Black Basalt Lion Finial Teapot c.1790 Wedgwood with flowing hair and soft

with flowing hair and soft

has been highly prized since the 18th century for its elegant

its sculptural form makes it a quietly luxurious decorative object

Its gently curved form and smooth

or period interior

Large Early Black Basalt Lion Finial Teapot c.1790 Wedgwood with flowing hair and softThis impressive early black basalt teapot is a fine example of late 18thcentury neoclassical taste, notable for both its large size (approximately 30cm from spout tip to handle) and its crisp applied decoration. Produced in an unglazed, dense black stoneware body often referred to as black basalt, the teapot has a pleasingly rounded form with a slightly compressed lower section rising to a gently everted, undulating rim. The matte black surface shows