Lot 405 , An 18th century Worcester Chinese style teapot, and a similar pine cone pattern strainer and plate (3)
An 18th century Worcester Chinese style teapot, and a similar pine cone pattern strainer and plate (3)
£150-200
Condition:
Teapot with long, discoloured crack from underside up to between the two handle joints. Cover shallow chip to underside of rim, approx. 6x4mm; tiny nick to top of finial, not easily see. Enamels good throughout. Cress dish firing crack between two of the holes; high quality (probably recent) professional restoration around rim, thought to conceal hairline cracks; no repainting; light surface wear. Plate some professional restoration around rim, not easy to detect; one long scratch against the central printed design, approx. 8cm; other light surface wear.
Sold for £200