A Sèvres teapot from the Louis-Philippe era sold for an unexpected £13,000 (plus 20% buyer’s premium) at Kingham & Orme in Broadway, Worcestershire, on June 17.
It had been consigned from a local vendor who had asked the reserve to be fixed at just £150. The handle had been broken and repaired.
Dated 1833 to the underglaze blue mark, the teapot is typical of the sometimes adventurous porcelains produced at the Sèvres factory during this period.