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A small Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1735 image 1
A small Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1735 image 2
A small Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1735 image 3
Lot 48*

2 May 2013, 13:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£6,000 - £8,000

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A small Meissen teapot and cover, circa 1735

The bullet-shaped body painted with a continuous chinoiserie scene, the wishbone handle and faceted spout with indianische Blumen, the cover with two similar chinoiserie vignettes, iron-red and gilt borders, the cover attached to the handle by a chain, 8cm high, crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue (tip of spout restored) (2)

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Provenance:
The Property of the Viscount Boyd of Merton, sold by Christie's London, 6 December 2004, lot 412

Literature:
Ulrich Pietsch, Passion for Meissen (2010), no. 48

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