British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 22nd January 2026
Lot 1201
A RARE AND EARLY CHELSEA TEAPOT AND A MATCHED COVER
Estimate £800 - £1,000 | Hammer £699
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Description
A RARE AND EARLY CHELSEA TEAPOT AND A MATCHED COVER
C.1750-52
of hexagonal form, unusually decorated in famille rose enamels with colourful birds perched on flowering branches, the shoulder and cover's rim with flowerhead panels between cash diaper borders (2)
18cm
Provenance
Formerly from the collection of Lady Kate Davson, née Kate Foster (1938-2020).
Catalogue Note
Elizabeth Adams, Chelsea Porcelain, p.61, pl.48 for a teapot of the same shape with Kakiemon decoration.