I have an antique teapot in the shape of an obese woman in a pink house dress and a white apron. She is holding a cup in her spout hand, and a rolling pin in the handle hand. Also, there is a cat at her feet. Her head is the cap. There are no markings anywhere on it that I can see. This teapot has been in the family for a very long time, and handed down from my grandmother. I have not been able to find anything like it, and am very interested to know what we have here. [img size=400]https://kovels.com/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Lady_Teapot_1.JPG[/img]
I didn’t say you were dissing, nor did I imply that I didn’t like your answer. So I’m not sure why you’re getting so defensive. I was merely responding to your comments, so that you had a better idea of how we got it. Your original comments were quick, and did not have as much info as your last one. Therefore, I was just going by what was there.
I’ts true, I have no idea how long she had it. All we know for certain is that it was a gift to her, when we don’t know, but we do know that she said she had it for a long time. I have done a lot of searching for it, and have only found one other example in a different color dress that someone sold on Ebay. But they didn’t have any info on it. Also, during my research I’ve found that pottery can pre-date markings. And I’ve heard from numerous sources over the years that the 100 year rule has leeway depending on the object in question and it’s rarity/collectibility. Admittingly, I’m still learning about this, hence this topic.
