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A BOW MINIATURE TEAPOT
CIRCA 1758
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A BOW MINIATURE TEAPOT
CIRCA 1758
Of globular form, with almost straight spout and small loop handle, painted with two loose bouquets and scattered flowersprays (crack to rim)
2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Anon., sale Sotheby Parke Bernet, 5th December 1978, lot 173 (part).
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Lot Essay
Cf. Anton Gabszewicz & Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain, The Collection Formed by Geoffrey Freeman (London, 1982), no. 166, for a similarly-decorated miniature service.