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SERVICE: Primary border: gold swags and tassels and sawtooth band with dot centers; secondary border: gold husk chain. (Traces of) gold basket as main decoration. TEAPOT: Drum-shaped with straight, stepped spout with traces of gold; reeded, twisted handle with gold decoration on spine and leafy, gold terminals; primary border around top; secondary border around base; gold band around neck; traces of basket on sides. Cover (probably not original) has red spearhead border & berry finial with red leaves; traces of basket on sides.
teapots
gilding
painting (coating)
porcelain
baskets (containers)
Chinese export
Porcelain
Painted
Gilded
Fruit Basket
Chinese Export
TEAPOT
Unknown
China
6 x 10 x 5.5 (HxWxD) (inches)
1951.164
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