{"product_id":"very-rare-stoneware-teapot-mark-smith-england-late-1990s","title":"Very Rare Stoneware Teapot, Mark Smith, England. Late 1990s.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA piece of functional art and sculpture that just makes my heart sing, looking poised and ready to break into a song and dance of its own - this is one very rare and very special teapot made by English potter Mark Smith from a bygone time where he was focussed on producing exceptional salt glazed pottery. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull of whimsy, this leaning teapot body has been thrown and turned with outrageous flair, featuring an exaggerated reaching spout and a handle that has used the very same shape, cleverly pinched and bent into a hand-on-hip position. These salt glazed inky blue elements are all densely textured with ribs and dots, including the bird shaped knob\/finial that perches atop the lid. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQuite unlike anything I have ever come across in his work today, Mark Smith stopped producing such pieces around the year 2000. in 1994 he established his career in Green Gate Pottery, Derbyshire. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifications: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStamped with makers mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeight: 18cm \/ Length: 29.5cm \/ Width: 17.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAD Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57083043611002,"sku":"SAD0232","price":260.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/7883\/1907\/files\/unique-rare-teapot-by-mark-smith-1990s-made-in-england-stoneware-art-sculpture-stylised-characterful-forms-childlike-whimsey-salt-glaze-blue-texture-for-sale-sad-gallery-london-2-8.jpg?v=1784756837","url":"https:\/\/sadgallery.co.uk\/products\/very-rare-stoneware-teapot-mark-smith-england-late-1990s","provider":"SAD Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}