Lot 120 , An enamelled saltglazed stoneware teapot, c.1780 and a novelty pearlware stirrup cup, c.1800, height 13.8cm, some restorations

An enamelled saltglazed stoneware teapot, c.1780 and a novelty pearlware stirrup cup, c.1800, the teapot painted with Chinese figures in landscapes with crabstock handle and mythical beast moulded spout, length 21cm, the stirrup cup moulded with reversible grotesque faces and of bell shape, height 13.8cm, some restorations
Estimate £200-300

The cover of the teapot has a broken and restored handle, some old glue or restoration on top which does flake off, a section of the rim lacking, there is a fine crack to the edge of the aperture next to the handle, another fine crack curving beneath the handle and some crazing to the glaze to the front of the teapot, on and around the spout.

The stirrup cup has a restored finial to the top with some restoration visible on the interior at the top end and there is some fine crazing to the glaze all over otherwise in reasonable condition.


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Sold for £900