Ref: U549
Archive item - not for sale
Meissen Chinoiserie teapot and cover, circa 1735, of bullet shape, the wishbone handle with gilding and purple and a shell thumb piece and the gilt spout moulded with a bird'shead, finely painted in the manner of J.G. Horoldt with each side depicting a chinoiserie scene with three figures setting taking tea in a garden with insects, below a Laub un Bandelwerk rim band; the cover decorated with two landscape vignettes, the acorn finial gilded; with underglaze-blue crossed swords mark to base, and with gilt numeral ‘26.’ to the base and underside of cover; SOLD
Dimensions:
Height: 3 7/8 in. (9.6 cm);
Condition:
rubbing, tiny glaze crack to inner rim, glaze crack to tip of handle, tiny flake to underside of handle, tiny fritting to rim of spout, base, drilled hole to the cover (and tiny fritting to
