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“Aesthetic” or “Patience” Teapot

The Aesthetic or Patience teapot is renowned as the ultimate parody of Aesthetic sensibilities. This small teapot features characters from the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Patience, which premiered in 1881. […]

Teapot

The scene on this teapot is copied from an engraving by Sébastian LeClerc (1637-1714). In Greek mythology the beautiful Dirces (Dercetis) aroused the jealousy of Venus by falling in love […]