Lot 183
  • 183

A Lowestoft blue and white miniature teapot and cover, circa 1765-68

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • PORCELAIN
  • 7.7cm., 3in. high
of globular form, painted with a Chinese island landscape beneath a berry border, minor chips, minor haircrack.

Provenance

Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London, 1st June 1994, lot 125

Condition

There is a minute chip to tip of spout measuring approximately 0.1cm wide, a minute chip to the edge of cover, approx. 0.2cm wide and minor glaze nicks to cover. There is a hairline crack around handle.
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