A Chinese Canton enamel famille rose teapot and cover, Qing dynasty, decorated with two shaped panels of figures in fenced gardens and tea houses within turquoise ground scrolling foliate borders, the outer borders, handle and spout detailed with iron red flowers against a faded pink ground, blue enamel four character Qianlong mark, 12cm high (2)

Condition Report

This teapot is very discoloured, grubby, although does not appear to have been restored. It has been in a family home near Chester for years

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