Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 9th September 2014

Lot 200

A Meissen teapot and cover c.1740

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £300

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Description

A Meissen teapot and cover c.1740, the lobed bullet-shape body finely painted with a damselfly and other flying insects and bugs, the wishbone handle with gilt scrolled detail, the spout formed as a mythical grotesque, blue crossed swords mark, indistinct Dreher's mark, restored, the cover associated, 17.2cm. (2)