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
Tags: blue & white, Chinese, clobbered, metal spout, porcelain