Description

A vintage Paul Cardew Design Toy Box teapot, modelled as a cream toy chest filled with colourful miniature toys. This is the rarer version featuring a golly doll figure seated in an open drawer at the front.

A teddy bear, blue-uniformed toy soldier, green toy locomotive and white aeroplane crowd the top, alongside a miniature Snakes and Ladders board. The removable toy-covered lid brings the scene together, while the chest is decorated with floral borders, gold-coloured details and red “TOY BOX” lettering on the reverse.

Measuring approximately 26cm from the tip of the handle to the tip of the spout, this detailed ceramic teapot makes an eye-catching display in a cabinet or alongside other novelty teapots. There is something to discover from each angle, from the locomotive’s painted face to the little drawer handles.

Details

• Maker: Paul Cardew Design.
• Design: Toy Box.
• Version with a golly doll figure seated in the front drawer.
• Glazed ceramic with a removable sculptural lid.
• Approximately 26cm overall, handle tip to spout tip.
• Red Cardew Design mark on the underside.

Condition

A vintage piece with some surface marks and wear visible, particularly around the underside and lid seating rim. Please browse all photographs for a closer look at the projecting toy details, finish and condition.

This design includes a historical racial caricature, shown in the photographs, and is offered as a period collectable.