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How interesting. Looks quite beautiful, but in a way, also
quite crude. Looks like the sort of thing one might bring back from a holiday
to somewhere like
Then again, maybe it’s priceless?! Did anyone see the
article in yesterday’s (I think) Metro newspaper, about the man who recently
discovered a strange two-headed vessel his father (or was it grandfather) had picked
up decades ago (the relative was a rag and bone man) was actually solid gold, ancient
and worth about half a million!
Adam
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Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 11:51
AM
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Subject: [SHCG-LIST] Exotic
teapot!
Dear All,
I’m hoping someone can help with the
provenance of this teapot, brought in by a keen member of the public.
It’s definitely not a local object but was greatly valued by its owner
who only left it with us just long enough for these photos to be taken. They
thought (hoped) it might be silver and of some antiquity. I thought (feared) it
might be brass and recent.
It is entirely metal, quite weighty for its
size (roughly 14cm round the belly of the pot) and despite the fancy
ornamentation, the applied parts have been rather crudely soldered on. The
outside looks black although the photo shows it as green; I remember thinking
the item may actually look more green in natural light whilst artificial light
makes it appear black. The inside of the lid is really bright, as if freshly
polished. I’m fairly certain the handle is a snake and the rest of the
decoration is foliage.
Any ideas? I think the owner would be happy
to know which part of the world it comes from and whether or not it is a
treasure. Some professional support would be most welcome!
Thanks,
Katherine
Katherine White BA
(Hons.) PGCE AMA
Assistant Curator
Tel: (01225) 751
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