English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021
Lot 163
A salt-glazed stoneware teapot with associated cover c.1755
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £280
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Description
A salt-glazed stoneware teapot with associated cover c.1755, the globular body brightly painted with a portrait of the King of Prussia beneath the inscription 'Fred Prussia Rex', the reverse with a crowned black eagle behind an armorial shield and motto, all reserved on a dense black and white ermine ground, with crabstock handle and spout, the cover matched from a Jackfield teapot, 19cm across. (2)