Teapot, phosphatic porcelain, globular shape with bifurcated wishbone handle, scrolls, floral swags and gadroons moulded in relief and painted in turquoise enamels and gold on a purple ground, conjoined anchor and "D" mark painted in gold on base, made

Teapot, phosphatic porcelain, globular shape with bifurcated wishbone handle, scrolls, floral swags and gadroons moulded in relief and painted in turquoise enamels and gold on a purple ground, conjoined anchor and "D" mark painted in gold on base, made by William Duesbury, Chelsea, London, c1770-1784
the combined anchor and "D" mark belongs to the "Chelsea-Derby" period of porcelain manufacture at Chelsea, during which time the factory was owned by Derby's proprietor, William Duesbury