Large Early Black Basalt Lion Finial Teapot c.1790 Wedgwood later converted into the Lycée

later converted into the Lycée Bonaparte

this Chinese Blanc de Chine Kwan Yin porcelain figurine offers a rare opportunity to own an elegant piece of antique Oriental art that will enhance any sophisticated home or collection

consistent with period creamware

or period interior

has been highly prized since the 18th century for its elegant

Large Early Black Basalt Lion Finial Teapot c.1790 Wedgwood later converted into the LycéeThis impressive early black basalt teapot is a fine example of late 18thcentury neoclassical taste, notable for both its large size (approximately 30cm from spout tip to handle) and its crisp applied decoration. Produced in an unglazed, dense black stoneware body often referred to as black basalt, the teapot has a pleasingly rounded form with a slightly compressed lower section rising to a gently everted, undulating rim. The matte black surface shows