Chinese export globular form porcelain teapot made in China in the late 1700’s and painted with polychrome underglaze enamels in the Mandarin palette.
Teapot measures 6-1/4″ tall by 9-1/2″ wide.
This unusual Rococo style silver replacement spout was added after the original spout broke off.
As an added bonus, the chipped lid is repaired with three metal staples.
The teapot below shows what the original spout on my mended teapot would have looked like.
Photo courtesy of Richard Gould Antiques
Chinese porcelain globular form teapot with cobalt blue underglaze Nanking design, “clobbered” in the mid-1700’s with red & gilt overglaze in Imari style decoration
Surprisingly, the extended lid finial has survived the past 300 years intact. Teapot measures 5″ high
Original porcelain spout was replaced in the mid-18th to early 19th century with a well formed metal spout and round backplate
This beautiful clobbered Imari teapot shows what the original spout on my teapot might have looked like
Photo courtesy of M. Ford Creech Antiques
Also known as a “Bachelor’s teapot” this small English stoneware teapot with a low round shape from the early part of the 19th century has an “Egyptian black” or “shining black” glazed finish and stands 3-1/4″ tall. Some collectors and dealers believe tiny teapots such as this to be miniatures or part of a child’s tea set.
Spaniel lid finial is similar to the one on my post dated 3/12/10, English black teapot, c.1810.
Ornate low relief scrollwork design surrounds the teapot and carries over to the handle design.
The end of the broken spout is repaired with a simple tin collar, one of the most common and simplest of metal repairs.
Egyptian-shaped jasperware teapot with “drab” colored body and white relief overlay decoration of grapes and vines, made in England by Wedgwood in the first quarter of the 19th century. Josiah Wedgwood founded the British pottery firm in 1795 and it has grown to become one of the most famous names associated with pottery.
Teapot measures 4-3/4″ high and is 10″ wide.
The replaced lid and spout tip with engraved grape leaf & vine decoration are so elaborate and well executed that I initially thought they were original to the teapot. The silver plated knob is in the spirit of the original.
Stamped “WEDGWOOD” with incised mark on the underside.
This child’s tea set includes a teapot with a miniature version of my larger teapot, showing its original lid and spout.
Photo courtesy of WorthPoint
This Chinese export porcelain teapot with globular (aka bullet) form has a blue underglaze decoration and a simple looped handle.
Teapot measures 4-1/2″ high.
Nicely painted decoration of a man on horseback is featured on both sides of the teapot.
Not only has the spout been replaced with silver sometime in the early to mid 1800’s…
…but the lid now sports a nicely turned wood replacement knob.
The wood replacement knob is held in place with this early, hand forged bolt & nut.
This example shows what the original spout and knob may have looked like.
Photo courtesy of Collectibles Articles
Someone must have really loved this much abused Chinese export porcelain teapot with globular form and famille rose decoration. Not only does it have a severely chipped lid but it lost its original spout and handle sometime during its long life.
Teapot measures 5″ high.
The same red and green enamel decoration is on both sides.
A loose, cartoon-like decoration is revealed upon closer inspection.
When the porcelain handle broke off it was replaced with a wooden handle, possibly from a pewter teapot. It was repaired again later with reinforcement wire
A silver plated spout replaces the original one, sometime in the late 18th to mid 19th century.
Surprisingly, the original lid with skep-shaped knob has survived, though it bears the battle scars of large chips along the outer edge.
This teapot is in excellent condition and has both its handle and spout intact.
Photo courtesy of AntikWest
Beautifully painted high quality pottery jug from Swansea, Wales dates from around the year 1810.
The expertly painted decoration could be the work of William Billingsley of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
The front bears the original owner’s initials “AJ”, nicely painted in a gilt monogram.
Both sides of the jug are equally impressive.
Jug measures 5-1/4″ high.
A brass fitting, gilded to match the gold rim, was added later to replace a broken spout.
Interestingly, the original pottery handle has a trompe l’oeil “metal” strap and 2 rivets holding it in place.
This unusual fluted beehive form (aka bell form) porcelain teapot from China was made during the Kangxi reign (1662-1723). It is decorated with a flowering plant design in blue under glaze, has an upright fixed handle and is raised on three small feet.
The stylized floral decoration in vivid cobalt blue is on each of the six panels.
Teapot measures 6-1/2″ high and has eluded me ever since I purchased it 15 years ago at the New York Coliseum Antiques Show, as I could not find any research on it.
At the time, it was one of the most expensive “make-dos” I had purchased, and it was my first piece adorned with a silver repair.
The replaced silver spout is of modest design, but was made by a silversmith sometime in the 1700s-1800s, and at considerable cost to the owner.
I was thrilled to have recently found this photo showing a complete, nearly identical teapot, shown here with its original lid and spout. This one sold at Christie’s in 2008 for more than four times the estimated price.
Photo courtesy of Christie’s
Globular shaped porcelain teapot from China has a subtle, “en camaïeu” (monochromatic) iron-red enamel floral design in the famille rose style.
The same nicely painted decoration is found on both sides of the teapot.
Teapot was made for export to North America and Europe and stands 5-1/4″ tall.
When the spout broke off sometime in the late 1700s to early 1800s, the teapot was taken to a silversmith for replacement. A family of great wealth must have originally owned this piece, as the silver repair indicates.
Another example of a Chinese porcelain teapot with its original spout intact.
Photo courtesy of Pater Gratia Oriental Art
This Chinese export porcelain teapot from the middle 19th century is globular in form and decorated “en grisaille” (painted in shades of gray) with gilt highlights along the top rim.
Teapot measures 3-3/4″ high.
The simply shaped original spout was replaced with a finely detailed bronze spout in the form of a serpent.
Another teapot decorated en grisaille, shown with original spout and lid.
Photo courtesy of Richard Gould Antiques
