Circa 1755-60.
The lead-glazed light cream and red agateware pottery teapot is molded in the form of a pecten shell with a foo-dog finial and a serpent spout.
Dimensions: 5 3/4 inches high x 6 1/2 inches wide x 3 1/4 inches deep ( 9.08cm x 16.51cm x 8.26cm)
Reference:
(http://www.chipstone.org/article.php/78/Ceramics-in-America-2003/Swirls-and-Whirls:-English-Agateware-Technology)
See Michelle Erickson and Robert Hunter, Swirls and Whirls: English Agateware Technology, Pages 87-110, Ceramics in America, 2003 and illustrated online at Chipstone's site, figure 7 from the Chipstone Collection for similar coloration.
The Burnap Collection of English Pottery, Ross E. Taggart, Nelson Gallery for a similar example.
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