Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2417Location: BostonDate / Time: July 12, 2008 10:00AM
Description:
Staffordshire Lead Glazed Tortoise Shell Teapot and Cover, England, 18th century, globular creamware body, twig handle and floral finial, overall ht. 4 1/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
Cover with slight glaze roughness along rim. Pot with restored handle and spout; slight rim hairlines; inner rim (which the cover sits on) heavily chipped (half missing).