A MEISSEN COCKEREL TEAPOT AND COVER CIRCA 1735, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK BELOW TAIL Modelled as a cockerel seated with its head facing its tail, a small spout at the neck, its grey and gilt tail curled around to form a handle, its black head and neck with Sgraffito markings, its wings with yellow, red, black and grey-dotted bars and gilt and brown feathers, its chest and abdomen with dark-brown spots, the aperture on its back edged with gilt scrolls, the circular cover with a monkey finial (chip to tail, chipping to claws, small chip to inner edge of rim, some wear to enamels of tail, areas of further slight wear) 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) long
A MEISSEN COCKEREL TEAPOT AND COVER CIRCA 1735, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK BELOW TAIL Modelled as a cockerel seated with its head facing its tail, a small spout at the neck, its grey and gilt tail curled around to form a handle, its black head and neck with Sgraffito markings, its wings with yellow, red, black and grey-dotted bars and gilt and brown feathers, its chest and abdomen with dark-brown spots, the aperture on its back edged with gilt scrolls, the circular cover with a monkey finial (chip to tail, chipping to claws, small chip to inner edge of rim, some wear to enamels of tail, areas of further slight wear) 6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) long
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