A sale devoted to European silver at Sotheby’s Paris on April 26 includes this rare and unusual 18th century Belgian teapot below.
Measuring 10¼in (26cm) wide, it is marked for Nicolas Berleur of Liège, features a gold spout and retains its original leather case. The estimate is €6000-8000.
The sale features a wide range of silver from across Continental Europe spanning the 15th to 20th centuries as well as a selection of gold boxes and other objects of vertu.