A rare Meissen Böttger stoneware teapot and cover c.1710-13

A rare Meissen Böttger stoneware teapot and cover c.1710-13, the flattened globular form sprigged with a spray of flowering prunus to each side, the flat cover with applied leaves, the handle and spout with polished facets, with further polishing to the rim, footrim and cover's edge, the cover broken and restuck, 14.5cm across. (2)

Provenance: from the collection of Lady Kate Davson, née Kate Foster (1938-2020).

This shape is a direct copy of Chinese Yixing stoneware and is listed in the 1711 Meissen inventory as 'niedrige runde TheeKrügel mit erhabenen Blumen', (low round small teapot with raised flowers).