Central Europe, Switzerland, Nyon, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A beautiful porcelain teapot with a blue on white floral motif inspired by Chinese export ware. The cylindrical body has an elegant arched handle, a squat spout with perforations on the interior to filter tea leaves, and a petite lid with conical knob and vent hole. The surface is decorated with a sparse underglaze of dark cobalt blue in tendril vine and floral motifs. The base is signed with a simple fish marked associated with Nyon. Size: 7.5" L x 4" W x 5" H (19 cm x 10.2 cm x 12.7 cm)

Provenance: private Friday Harbor, Washington, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000

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#172766

Chips to rim of mouth and stable hairline fissure radiating from this area. Stable striations on lid and minor surface pitting to body. Silvery iridescence to cobalt pigment on lid.