An early-19th century French silver-gilt mounted cut glass teapot,

An early-19th century French silver-gilt mounted cut glass teapot,
with a Paris guarantee mark for 1809-1819,
oval form, frosted glass scroll handle, the body with hobnail-cut decoration, the pull-off cover with foliate mount and glass finial, the underside with two scroll mounts, the tapering spout with a mythical beast spout and engraved laurel leaf decoration, length handle to spout 21.7cm.