A GILT FRENCH PORCELAIN COFFEEPOT WITH COVER, the ovoid body painted in colours with military figures in fenced gardens, the upright spout modelled as a grotesque beast, with loop handle, the neck with a continuous band of leaf motifs, the front depicting a Zouave (soldier of the Papal States) wearing a blue uniform and a black SHAKO, the reverse with a Scottish guard, the small cover with an acorn finial (some gilt rubbing, base to cover chipped), 19th Century

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A GILT FRENCH PORCELAIN COFFEEPOT WITH COVER, the ovoid body painted in colours with military figures in fenced gardens, the upright spout modelled as a grotesque beast, with loop handle, the neck with a continuous band of leaf motifs, the front depicting a Zouave (soldier of the Papal States) wearing a blue uniform and a black SHAKO, the reverse with a Scottish guard, the small cover with an acorn finial (some gilt rubbing, base to cover chipped), 19th Century
circa 29.5 cm high

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