HISTORY & NOTES:
Johnson Brothers began their pottery in 1883 but eventually moved their manufacturing off-shore to China in 2003
Rose Chintz Pink is a pattern that Johnson Brothers used in the period 1930's ~ 1960's
Hand decorated three colours, pink, green and pale blue.
Very pretty with a totally "human creativity" look! While the artwork is intricate and extensive, there are human "touches" here and there (dabs of colour where it shouldn't be and many areas of infill that have been left blank e.g leaves
We did have the full teaset (see the photograph as an example of how the complete set should look) until recently but we have now sold all of the trio's (sob sob) we had so we are now looking for new homes to care for the teapot, sugar bowl and creamer jug
This advertisement is for the TEAPOT ONLY .... but HERE you can see the sugar bowl or HERE you can see the creamer jug
DLAT RATING: 9/10 (Darling Look At This!)
JOHNSON BROTHERS - Teapot ONLY
Made In England
4 "Standard" English teacups
DIMENSIONS:
Spout tip to the handle: 240mm
Teapot diameter (widest point): 160mm
Height: 175mm (including the lid)
Pattern: Rose Chintz Pink
Weight: 650g
GENUINE and ORIGINAL
Hand decorated/painted - this is how this pattern was ORIGINALLY created, don't be fooled by replacements using transferware techniques, these originals have become quite collectable and "rip offs" abound because the counterfeiter can make good money (I have seen original teapots fetching A$350 and up!)
Circa 1930's ~ 1950's
Rose Chintz Pink is a pattern dominated by a motif of a large pink/red rose with a lot of quite random foliage which also have small petal flowers infill coloured with a pale blue. Some of the foliage has been infilled with a green or mixed with the pink/red outlining to produce a brownish colouring. The base colouring is an off-white and contrasts well with the artwork.
I say "random foliage" because the design pattern is quite chaotic with foliage going this way and that - we used to joke it was a bit like a scene from WAR OF THE WORLDS when the alien creatures from Mars begin infesting the earth with masses of vine-like plants.
Funny thing is, the design draws the eye to it (you keep looking to see where that vine goes to etc ...) and the teapot looks nothing like something from a sci-fi horror movie!
Another quite distinctive feature (but not exclusive to this pattern) is Johnson Brothers use of the over-arched handle instead of more traditional curves or the stepped handles. This is actually a very comfortable handle to hold and your thumb naturally falls across the top of the handle to provide added support when pouring.
BACKSTAMP DETAILS:
Impressed into the clay
MADE IN ENGLAND
Artists marks are also present on the base, without these the artist would not get paid for their work! They were paid "per piece" not by the hour.
COSMETIC CONDITION:
NO cracks
NO chips
NO discolouration
NO crazing observed (both wet and dry tests)
NO artwork damage/scratching or significant wear - even on the handle and lid, which are the most handled areas of a teapot
But nothing that is over 70 years old is perfect! (Not even my Mum)
I noticed two very small and almost unnoticed fleabites, on the side (not underneath)
One is where the spout joins the body, another is near the base close to the handle lower section. BOTH of these fleabites have to be "hunted down" as they are quite inconspicuous.
The lid is completely free of any flaws
Oh while mentioning flaws, the ARTIST has left little bits of pink/red "dabs" here and there - they (most likely SHE) are also not perfect and these simply add to that "human touch" - no machine created this beauty! Actually I would think that this teapot took quite some time to decorate, there is artwork all over it and quite intricate too.
