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The Dawn of Neoclassicism: A Redware Engine-Turned Coffee Pot
$2,750
£2,085.21
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The Dawn of Neoclassicism: A Redware Engine-Turned Coffee Pot
This handsome English Stoneware Redware Engine-Turned Coffee Pot with Cover, dating to Circa 1765, is a key piece in the history of Staffordshire pottery, bridging Rococo exoticism and Neoclassical restraint.
The tall, baluster-shaped body and cover are made from unglazed red stoneware (redware), inspired by Chinese Yixing stoneware and European silver forms. The entire surface is covered with intricate, geometric engine-turned decoration—bands of wavy and zigzag parallel lines—a technique achieved on an oscillating lathe, which signals a break from earlier Chinoiserie styles.
Key features include:
Form: The baluster shape, swelling at the base for stability and capacity, is inspired by Renaissance architectural elements, specifically the vasiform balusters modified by artists like Michelangelo.
Finial: The cover is topped with a finely detailed acorn finial.
Spout: The elegant, curved spout terminates in a detailed bird
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s mouth, with molded leaves decorating its base.
Mark: The base features an impressed pseudo-Chinese chop mark, a typical nod to the East Asian inspiration for redware.
Dimensions: 9 3/4 inches high×8 1/2 inches wide×5 inches deep (24.77cm high x 21.59cm x 12.7cm).
Historical Context: Innovation and the Neoclassical Turn
The Redware Tradition
English red stoneware, popularized by potters like John Dwight and later refined by manufacturers such as Wedgwood and others in Staffordshire, was developed in the late 17th century. Its primary inspiration was the highly prized, unglazed brown or red Yixing stoneware imported from China. By the mid-18th century, redware forms often copied European silver holloware, marrying Chinese material influence with Western design.
The Engine-Turning Revolution
The use of the engine−turning lathe in the 1760s was a major technological advancement in the pottery industry. This machine allowed potters to add precise, incised geometric patterns to stoneware with unprecedented speed and variety.
As the provided reference notes, this geometric ornamentation represents a significant shift:
Stylistic Change: The comparative restraint, straight lines, and geometric precision of engine-turning marked an explicit break from the curving, asymmetrical vocabulary of the Rococo style and the fanciful imagery of Chinoiserie.
Neoclassical Emergence: This new linearity and restraint directly signaled the growing aesthetic interest in classical forms and principles that would soon define the Neoclassical style, making this coffeepot a physical embodiment of a major European artistic transition.
References
Chipstone Foundation (glazed redware example and discussion on form inspiration:
Reference [1] cites the baluster form's architectural origins, influencing 18th-century ceramic design for aesthetic and practical reasons.
(Ref: NY10356-nrrr)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)Width: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)
- Style:Georgian (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1765
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- Seller Location:Downingtown, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: NY10356-nrrr1stDibs: LU861035938422
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