I love a piece with more than one repair and this great example delivers three times over! A much loved and repaired Chinese porcelain globular teapot from the late eighteenth century has survived over 240 years, more or less intact.
A detail of the floral decoration, painted in polychrome enamels.
Teapot measure 9″ long by 6″ high and both sides are decorated with the same pattern, more or less.
A simple yet graceful bronze metal handle replaces the original.
A silver spout replaces the long gone spout, similar to the original in size and shape.
Even the lid, with a replaced tin inner flange, is from another piece altogether. I wouldn’t be surprised if each of these repairs occurred separately during the life of the teapot.
An armorial teapot with similar shape to mine reveals what the original handle & spout might have looked like.
Photo courtesy of Richard Gould Antiques
