{"product_id":"royal-albert-victoriana-rose-large-six-to-eight-cup-teapot-pattern-copyright-1966","title":"Royal Albert | Victoriana Rose | Large Six-to-Eight Cup Teapot | Pattern Copyright 1966","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Albert | Victoriana Rose | Large Six-to-Eight Cup Teapot | Pattern Copyright 1966\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA teapot of this scale was made for a table that expected company — and it has lost nothing of its readiness to receive them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVictoriana Rose was introduced by Royal Albert in 1966, at a moment when the English bone china industry was consolidating rapidly and the appetite for romantic rose patterns remained entirely undiminished. The Paragon name appearing alongside Royal Albert on the backstamp reflects the absorption of Paragon China into the Royal Albert stable under the Doulton group during this period — a co-branding that represents a specific and relatively brief window of production and is of genuine interest to collectors of both marques. The pattern draws deliberately on the Victorian and Edwardian tradition of scattered rose sprays on a pale ground, contained within a heavily gilded scalloped edge, and does so with considerable conviction. A large-capacity teapot in this pattern and in this condition is an uncommon piece — the teapot is both the most used and the most vulnerable form in any tea service, and examples that have survived intact and unused are rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teapot is of generous globular form on a shaped foot, with a gently swelling body that carries the scattered Victoriana Rose sprays across its full surface — small clusters of pink roses in varying sizes with soft green foliage, distributed continuously so that the decoration reads well from all angles. The shoulder rises to a wide, deeply gadrooned and scalloped neck with a broad gilt rim, the fluting running down from the neck across the upper shoulder in the characteristic Royal Albert manner. The spout is straight and elegantly proportioned with a gilt tip. The handle is of generous loop form with a heavily gilt upper terminal and lower spur, both fully intact. The lid is of a distinctive tall domed form — broader than the standard Royal Albert lid — with a deeply gadrooned and scalloped rim that mirrors the teapot neck precisely, the dome carrying scattered rose sprays and the whole surface finishing in a ribbed ovoid finial with gilt collar. Viewed from above, the lid presents a particularly strong decorative surface. The interior of the teapot body is glazed in the characteristic warm ivory of the bone china body, clean and bright throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teapot presents in mint condition. There are no chips, cracks, or crazing anywhere on the body, lid, spout, or handle. The gilding is fully intact and bright at the rim, foot ring, handle terminals, spout tip, and lid edge — complete and unrubbed throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaker: Royal Albert (Paragon), Longton, Staffordshire, England\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePattern: Victoriana Rose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstamp: Royal Albert ® | Bone China | England | Paragon | Victoriana Rose | © 1966 Royal Albert Ltd (dark crown, dark print)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShape: Large globular teapot with tall domed gadrooned lid and ribbed ovoid finial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePieces: 2 — teapot body and lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Bone china\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapacity: Six to eight cups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeriod: 1970s–1980s production; pattern copyright 1966\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecoration: Scattered pink rose sprays with green foliage on ivory ground; heavy gilt scalloped rim, handle terminals, spout tip, foot ring, and lid edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGilding: Fully intact and bright throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Mint — no chips, cracks, or crazing; gilding complete and unrubbed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyer profile: Royal Albert collector; Paragon collector; buyer seeking a large-capacity statement teapot in a classic English rose pattern; gift buyer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSome objects are made to be used and some to be kept — this one was kept, which means it is now available to be used, which is exactly as it should be.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Dancing Faun ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45005858504904,"sku":null,"price":2950.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/3497\/2104\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_947c91fe-4992-498c-a2a7-7752a1065570.png?v=1775891712","url":"https:\/\/dancingfaun.co.za\/products\/royal-albert-victoriana-rose-large-six-to-eight-cup-teapot-pattern-copyright-1966","provider":"The Dancing Faun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}