Sunday, May 6, 2018

Early American teapot sells for £460,000 - £15 purchase

The bidding opened at £10,000 but rose quickly in increments of £5000 up to £200,000. Then bids continued in increments of £10,000. The vessel, only the sixth piece known from the John Bartlam factory in Cain Hoy, South Carolina, was estimated at £10,000-20,000.

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