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<\/a><\/p>\nThis nearly identical teapot shows what the original spout\u00a0on mine looked like before it took a tumble.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
This thrice-repaired Chinese porcelain globular form teapot with Japanese influenced Imari decoration, is painted with a\u00a0large chrysanthemum motif in underglaze blue, overglaze iron red and gilding, surrounded by stylized scrolling foliage. The bullet shape was inspired by European silver of the same period. It measures 4-1\/2″ \u00a0high and 7-1\/2″ \u00a0wide from handle to spout and dates to around 1720.<\/p>\n
After the teapot was dropped\u00a0over 200 years ago, resulting in a broken handle and spout, it was taken to a skilled silversmith who created this unusual\u00a0silver zoomorphic replacement spout, added an engraved silver collar and used metal staples to repair the\u00a0handle. In my opinion, the silver additions transform a perfectly nice teapot into a unique work of art.<\/p>\n
This nearly identical teapot shows what the original spout\u00a0on mine looked like before it took a tumble.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n