Myott Torpedo Vase Restoration

We were asked to restore this rare example of a Staffordshire Myott, Son & Co. Torpedo Vase. The four 'finials' at the top of the vase are very prone to damage, and in this case one of them had been completely knocked off and shoddily glued back by one of the previous owners. In order to cover up the poor quality repair the finial was overpainted with pure white gloss paint. This did not match the ‘honey glaze’ of the Myott pottery so the other three finials were also painted white. It was therefore our task to strip the gloss paint away, remove and repair the damaged finial and to restore the honey glaze back to its original appearance.