A Staffordshire Salt-glazed Stoneware 'King of Prussia' Teapot and Cover, c. 1760, button finial, molded crabstock handle and spout to a globular shape, polychrome enameled with portrait of Frederick II of Prussia to oneside, titled 'Fred. Prussiae Rex', a crowned eagle to the reverse inscribed 'Semper Sublimis', all on a black ermine ground, ht. 4 3/4 in. Footnotes: Provenance Price Glover Collection King Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786), popularly known as Frederick the Great, was the nephew of King George II. The present lot probably celebrates the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) in which Great Britain and Prussia were in alliance against Saxony, France and Russia. Frederick's many military achievements meant that he was almost more popular in England than King George himself. Advertisements issued in Philidelphia in 1769 refer to 'black and cream-coloured stoneware', Diana Edwards and Rodney Hampson suggest this may have referred to wares such these 'King of Prussia' teapots, see White Salt-glazed Stoneware of the British Isles, 2005, p.163. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing