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The teapot made by Burgess & Leigh in 1896 borders  on the whimsical and would certainly have provided a topic for conversation at teatime.  This highly elaborate polychrome teapot stand like the teapot shows an Indian scene  with an elephant and hunting dogs, favoured imagery at the height of the Empire  period.  Burgess & Leigh registered the shape 'No. 281720' and design 'No. 285771' (for teapot and stand) in 1896,  but the pot shape copies precisely the form and surface decoration of a multi-colour  printed biscuit tin registered by Huntley & Palmer (M.257-1983). This is a most  intriguing story of design plagiarism, the ensuing law suit resulted with legislation  protecting the original maker and Burgess & Leigh agreed to then produce  monochrome versions only.  This teapot stand is rare as it has the first type of decoration, before the law suit, and often these accessories do not survive as they fell out of use in the 20th century.\r\n","physicalDescription":"Earthenware teapot stand, rectangular with a raised central section. Transfer-printed and painted on the front in polychrome with an Indian scene depicting a procession of elephants, horses, riders, dogs and people on foot, set among a landscape of temples. This scene is surrounded by a transfer printed floral border in brown and gilded edges.                                                                                                                                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