British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 30th April 2024
Lot 510
A rare and early Longton Hall teapot and cover, c.1752, modelled after Meissen with a small
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1890
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Description
A rare and early Longton Hall teapot and cover, c.1752, modelled after Meissen with a small bullet-shaped body painted in Kakiemon enamels with a Ho-ho bird in flight above flowering branches, with moulded wishbone handle, the flat cover with a strawberry knop, the spout moulded as a mythical serpent, 17cm across. (2)
Provenance: the Henry Lawrence Collection. Purchased at Christie's, 2nd November 1998, lot 78.
TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE.