Antique Richard Klemm Dresden Teapot 1880 and 1916. *Not Original Married Lid* For Sale

Antique Dresden Hand-Painted Porcelain Teapot by Richard Klemm (Base Only / Married Lid)

• Manufacturer/Decorator: Karl Richard Klemm (Dresden, Saxony, Germany)

• Estimated Circa: 1891 – 1914 (Identified by the underglaze blue crown over the "RK" monogram, cursive "Dresden" text, and the English "GERMANY" export country stamp).

• Material: Hard-paste fine porcelain.

• Style / Pattern: Classical Dresden Rococo style. Features vibrant, multi-color hand-painted floral bouquets, prominent central yellow and magenta roses, smaller accent wildflowers, and heavy ornate gold-gilt highlights along the rim, foot, handle, and spout.

• Form: Swelling, lobed body sitting on a prominent scalloped rococo footed base. Features an elegant scrolled handle with gold detailing and a gracefully curved pour spout.

• Condition Note: The teapot base is in excellent vintage/antique condition with no chips, cracks, or structural repairs. Minimal, age-appropriate shelf wear to the underside of the footed base and minor authentic rub to the gilt accents.

• Important Defect: The lid included is not original to the piece (mismatched/married component). The lid is a later replacement, though it features a coordinating style.

This teapot is sooo beautiful. It doesn't appear to have been used. The lid, as stated above, is not the original