Kuznetsov Russian Hand Painted Floral & Red Teapot Circa 1889-1917
Antique Russian porcelain small size teapot. Decorated with hand painted pink, purple, and blue flowers over white in a gold circle. The teapot has a red background with a white handle and finial. Marked on the bottom with the Kuznetsov Dulevo mark used between 1889 and 1917. Has the mark below indicating it was made for the Islamic/Persian market.
Has some wear to the gilding and the spout has a silver mounted tip to hide damage. Also has a chip to the bottom edge of the teapot lid.
Measures approximately 7 1/4 inches wide from spout to handle x 4 5/8 inches tall to the top of the lid finial.
This is an antique and may have small in manufacture defects that do not effect the display of the piece.
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