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Teapot with lid, Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen (1710–1763); ca. 1750. Porcelain teapot with spherical belly tapering toward the base and flattened at the top; recessed flat lid with pine-cone–shaped handle. Bipartite handle with applied rocaille mounts fastened to the belly with volutes; zoomorphic spout with relief acanthus motifs and a spout-head with wide open mouth. Both sides of the body bear cartouche frames with purple draperies suspended by small bouquets of flowers and dry rocailles, topped and bottomed on the symmetry axis by brick-red draperies hung from plant branches.