A GROUP OF FOUR GERMAN PORCELAIN TEAPOTS 18TH CENTURY

comprising a Meissen teapot painted with figures at a quayside, a Frankenthal teapot painted with fruit, a Meissen teapot painted with birds and butterflies, a Meissen teapot and cover painted with flower sprays on a spirally molded body, the first and third with crossed swords mark in underglaze-blue, the second with crowned CT monogram in underglaze-blue.

Meissen teapot and cover with quayside scenes: There is a miniscule chip to the tip of the spout, which is not disfiguring. The cover has an approximate 1/8-inch chip at the inner rim, not visible to the eye. Frankenthal teapot and cover: The teapot has an approximate 1/4-inch by 1/4-inch flat chip to the gilt edge above the handle, which has been glued back. The cover has two small rimchips, one with a related re-glued flat chip; there is a small chip to the inner rim. The knop has been off and restored back on. Meissen teapot and cover with bird scenes: There is a miniscule chip to the tip of one of the leaves on the floral knop of the cover. Sprially-Molded Meissen teapot and cover: The handle has been off from the upper end meeting the body and glued back. There are three very small chips to the inner flange of the cover, not visible from the exterior. There is a very small chip to the edge of the leaf on the floral knop of the cover.
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