"Paris Porcelain Teapot And Lid - Manufacture à La Reine - 18th Century"
Cylindrical in shape, resting on a slight heel. Flat lid with an olive-shaped grip button in the center Wooden handle and brass supports representing the profile of a lyre. HARD porcelain White background with polychrome decoration of vertical bands imitating the fabric called "Passementerie", of garlands of flowers and leaves on a green background, alternating with gold dots on a white background. Garlands of foliage and gold threads on the body and on the edges Dimensions: Height 8.5 cm without the handle and 13.3 with the handle - Length 13.3 cm - Diameter 10.1 cm, Condition: GOOD CONDITION - Minor maintenance of use (Invisible to the eye) at the end of the spout, Period: 18th - LOUIS XVI, This shape of teapot is extremely rare, this piece is not marked, but only the A LA REINE factory produced this shape of teapot. - A model of identical shape with a similar decoration is kept at the Musée National de la Céramique de Sèvres. Reproduced in the catalog "PARISIAN PORCELAIN 1770-1870", page 20 - No. 28 in the catalog, 1983 Edition (see photo). - Another teapot of the same shape was sold at Sotheby's, lot No. 443 in the catalog "AN AMERICAN DYNASTY IN EUROPE - ELEANOR POST CLOSE & ANTAL POST DE BEKESSY COLLECTIONS" December 19, 2017, €6,000 including sales fees - with accidents, old restorations and missing items. (see photo) PAYMENT and TRANSPORT PAYMENTS ACCEPTED via PAYPAL / BANK TRANSFER / CB online or by CHECK. PARCELS WILL BE POSTED WITHIN 4 DAYS. GROUPED SHIPPING POSSIBLE IN CASE OF PURCHASE OF MULTIPLE OBJECTS.