{"id":1455,"date":"2010-04-14T15:38:50","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T20:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2011-02-07T20:23:21","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T01:23:21","slug":"globular-teapot-with-double-repairs-c-1750","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1455","title":{"rendered":"Globular teapot with double repairs, c.1750"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6863.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5188\" title=\"IMG_6863\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6863.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6863.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6863-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Teapot measures 5&#8243; high.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6871.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5193\" title=\"IMG_6871\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6871.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6871.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6871-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The same red and green enamel decoration is on both sides.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6868.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5187\" title=\"IMG_6868\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6868.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6868.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6868-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A loose, cartoon-like decoration is revealed upon closer inspection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6869.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_6869\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6869.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"307\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6865.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5189\" title=\"IMG_6865\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6865.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6865.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6865-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A silver plated spout replaces the original one, sometime in the late 18th to mid 19th century.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6870.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5190\" title=\"IMG_6870\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6870.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6870.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6870-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, the original lid with skep-shaped knob has survived, though it bears the battle scars of large chips along the outer edge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6874.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5191\" title=\"IMG_6874\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6874.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6874.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6874-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6874-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This teapot is in excellent condition and has both its handle and spout intact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antikwest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1459\" title=\"antikwest\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antikwest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antikwest.jpg 322w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antikwest-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antikwest.com\">AntikWest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone must have really loved this much abused Chinese export porcelain teapot with globular form and famille rose decoration. 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