Sale 6607
London
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8 July 2002
Price realised
GBP 1,792
Estimate
A Meissen bullet-shaped teapot and a cover Circa 1745, blue crossed swords mark, indistinct Dreher's mark to footrim The scroll-moulded animal's head spout and wishbone handle enriched in puce, painted with an ombrierte butterfly, beetle, caterpillar, ladybirds and scattered insects, the cover with three insects and a puce cone finial 4. 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Anon., sale Galerie Jürg Stuker, sale Berne, November 1976, lot 2386
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