细节
A Minton teapot and cover
formed as a performing monkey, wearing a blue robe moulded with flowerheads, clinging to a yellow coconut, its tail forming the handle, the spout moulded as bamboo, shape 1844, impressed mark, year cypher for 1874 (restored replacement finial, damages to the rim of the cover, chisp to spout and crack to base) -- 22cm. long
See colour plate 1
formed as a performing monkey, wearing a blue robe moulded with flowerheads, clinging to a yellow coconut, its tail forming the handle, the spout moulded as bamboo, shape 1844, impressed mark, year cypher for 1874 (restored replacement finial, damages to the rim of the cover, chisp to spout and crack to base) -- 22cm. long
See colour plate 1