{"id":1650,"date":"2010-04-19T13:48:47","date_gmt":"2010-04-19T18:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2011-02-11T15:54:32","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T20:54:32","slug":"blue-white-chinese-teapot-c-1790","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1650","title":{"rendered":"Blue &#038; white Chinese teapot, c.1790"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Chinese export porcelain teapot with globular (aka bullet) form has a blue underglaze decoration and a simple looped handle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6876.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5218\" title=\"IMG_6876\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6876.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6876.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6876-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Teapot measures 4-1\/2&#8243; high.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6884.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5216\" title=\"IMG_6884\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6884.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6884.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6884-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6877.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5217\" title=\"IMG_6877\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6877.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6877.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6877-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nicely painted decoration of a man on horseback is featured on both sides of the teapot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5221\" title=\"IMG_6883\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6883.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6883.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6883-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not only has the spout been replaced with silver sometime in the early to mid 1800&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6881.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5220\" title=\"IMG_6881\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6881.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6881.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6881-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;but the lid now sports a nicely turned wood replacement knob.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6878.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5219\" title=\"IMG_6878\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6878.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6878.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6878-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wood replacement knob is held in place with this early, hand forged bolt &amp; nut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6888.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5223\" title=\"IMG_6888\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6888.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6888.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6888-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This example shows what the original spout and knob may have looked like.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antique-chinese-blue-white-teapot-18th-century_330494294497.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4028\" title=\"antique-chinese-blue-white-teapot-18th-century_330494294497\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antique-chinese-blue-white-teapot-18th-century_330494294497.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antique-chinese-blue-white-teapot-18th-century_330494294497.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/antique-chinese-blue-white-teapot-18th-century_330494294497-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collectibles-articles.com\">Collectibles Articles<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Chinese export porcelain teapot with globular (aka bullet) form has a blue underglaze decoration and a simple looped handle. 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