Originally named Erotic Lady Teapot, this Silver Lady Teapot was designed by Roger Michell in 1976 and initially produced in a small edition by his studio pottery - Lustre Pottery , before allowing Carlton Ware to produce their own edition. The plain earthenware pot is glazed and surmounted by a naked lady. She is entirely decorated with a platinum lustre, her arms stretching backwards either side of the spout. Her legs forming the handle of the teapot and the upper section of her torso surmounts the lid. This attractive design looks back to the Art Deco period. Condition is excellent. This rare example has a black body, (unlike the majority of either Lustre's or Carlton Ware's editions of this tea pot which had white bodies) and as it is unmarked to the base, is probably a Lustre Pottery pre - edition prototype. (Both Lustre Pottery and Carlton Ware main edition examples were marked to the bases with their respective backstamps.) Dimensions : height : 6 inches
Here is a rare and highly unusual large gravy boat, lid and stand designed by Roger Michell in 1976/1977 formed as a tiger attacking a man. Individually hand decorated by Danka Napiorkowska and produced as a small limited edition. Roger Michell, when he was alive, had an archive of his ceramic designs on his personal website, and in which he commented that only 51 examples out of the intended limited edition of 60 were (successfully) made of this gravy boat. This example is one of those and numbered "23". The story behind the piece is handwritten on the underside of the base plate underglaze along with the limitation notes as follows: "TIPPOO'S TIGER IS A MEMENTO OF THE DEMISE OF A YOUNG MAN CALLED MUNRO IN 1792; THE DEATH IN 1799 OF TIPPOO SULTAN, THE "TIGER OF MYSORE", AND A REMINDER OF THE MAN-TIGER-ORGAN" TAKEN FROM THE TIPPOO'S PALACE AT SERINGAPATAM AND NOW RESTING IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, LONDON. PRODUCED BY ROGER MICHELL AND DANKA NAPIORKOWSKA AS A LIMITED EDITION FOR LUSTRE POTTERY, ENGLAND 1976." . The underside of the lower part of the gravy jug is also hand signed in capitals, dated and with the limitation number as follows "ROGER MICHELL DANKA NAPIORKOWSKA LUSTRE POTTERY ENGLAND 1977 23/60" Condition is excellent. Dimensions: height: 8 inches width : 11.5 inches An example is believed to be on permanent exhibition at the V.& A. Museum of Art, London (See also item 135 on this website- a Lustre Pottery limited edition polychrome example of a teapot which is also based on this design) For enquiries and further images please use the link below.
