posted on August 12, 2009 08:56:10 AM
Here is another of my items that I know nothing about. It is a teapot that is handpainted.
There is no makers mark, on the bottom is written "Handpainted for Doris by Nell 1923". Doris is the mother of the elderly friend we got our pottery and china from.
The painting does look very professional and well done to me, but not being a recognised company name of china, I don't know if it would be worth anything.
posted on August 12, 2009 10:01:05 AM
Thanks so much for the help. The problem with something like this is that there is no reference point to look up. I tried "handpainted by Nell", just in case. I don't know about Canada, but I know that a lot of the china companies in England used to have women decorators who did the painting in their own homes in the early 1900's. This family who owned it was originally from England, so it could have been a similar situation.
posted on August 12, 2009 11:17:40 AM
Painting china was a popular hobby for many ladies of the early 20th century. Fine quality blanks from Haviland and other companies could be purchased at any good dept store and home markers could complete a full set with their own pattern.
If you felt industrious, you could probably find the pattern and maker Id but final price would probably not be affected enough would not justify the search time involved.
posted on August 12, 2009 12:35:01 PM
It's really lovely so I would think some teapot collector would want it for their collection or it's also a nice decorative piece for someone who loves roses and shabby chic.
You may want to start it at your lowest "willing to take" price as it doesn't have name recognition so you could end up with only one bid.
posted on August 12, 2009 12:58:55 PM
That's good advice. I sell most of my items in my store, but something like this where I have nothing with which to compare it, I will put it on a regular auction and see how it goes. Things are pretty slow at the moment, so I think I'll wait for a couple of weeks.
posted on August 13, 2009 01:31:17 PM
I too would list this pretty teapot. You might want to include "hand-painted" or at least "HP" in the title, as well as "1923." Let us know when you list it, please. And good luck! Adele
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posted on August 13, 2009 01:50:58 PM
Thanks Adele, yes, I decided I would put the hand painted in the title and the date. I really think this was a professional china artist, it is beautifully done. I don't think the pot itself is really good quality however.
