PROBABLY FLANDERS Silver teapot inspired by the 18th century teapots of northern France. It rests on a circular base, the body, engraved with a coat of arms surmounted by a marquis's crown, is embossed with eight ribs and flat sides as a reminder of the triple doucine lid, bordered with gadroons. The lid, hinged, is topped by a fleuron grip on a terrace of alternating size gadroons. The grip, changed in the 19th century, depicts a Chinese man wearing a cap with a long beard and is riveted to two hoods also with eight sides. The spout is topped by a bird. No punch except the punch of control of guarantee of foreign works for 1798 - 1803 and a striche under the seed This model of teapot is found in Dunkerque, Lille, Arras, from 1730 to 1750. Gross weight : 640 g - height : 17,8 cm Condition: old soldering between the attachment of the spout and the body