Lots 1,2: 6" x 7" (midpoint incl. handle and spout) x 4.5" (midpoint). Lots 3,4: 5.25" x 4.5" (midpoint) x 4.25" (midpoint). Lot 5: 4" x 4.5" (midpoint incl. handle) x 3.25" (midpoint). Lots 6-8: 2" x 3.25" Dia. 9 (top) each. Lots 9-11: 1" x 5" Dia. (top) each.

Kilsyth, Ontario. Late 19th Century. An early and rare glazed redware tea set from Alexander Sinclair/Derby Pottery, Kilsyth, Ontario. The Kilsyth pottery is believed to be the first such business in Grey County (Newlands) and was eventually acquired by Alexander Sinclair in 1871 after he had rented it for a couple of years. The set was originally presented as a gift from the Derby Pottery to a family member of Alexander Sinclair, later acquired by an antiques dealer in the early 1980s from a "Mr. McDonald", a relative of Alexander Sinclair. This set includes a teapot and matching lid, a lidded sugar bowl, a creamer, three handleless cups and saucers. Note the care taken in making the teapot spout with its octagonal shape tapering from body to tip. Illustrated in "The Potter's Reach" by Moe Johnson, pg 173-174. Late 19th century.

Teapot is in overall excellent condition with very minor wear along inner edge of lid seat and the edge of the spout. Lid has very minor wear along outer edge and a tiny chip on the finial. The sugar bowl is in excellent condition with a few very minor flakes off the outer edge and a 1/2" kiln touch just below the rim on one side. The lid has a 1/4" kiln touch on the underside of the outer edge. The creamer is in very good condition, with some wear and minor chips at the spout and some glaze loss on the handle. Cups and saucers: Two of the cups are excellent with just very minor wear along the rim edge and base edge while the third has impact damage affecting a 3/4" section at the rim with cracks (unglued) extending downward diagonally in an upside down "V" pattern, terminating just above the base. Each saucer exhibits a large chip along the outer edge, with 1.25" on one, 0.75" on another, and 1" on the third plus two much smaller ones on the opposite edge.

Redware.