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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 218852, member: 2844&quot;]You&#039;re right, they are not Chinese in style. But there are a lot of European style lids on the so-called <i>chine de commande</i>, Chinese porcelain for the European market. The designs were European, and sent over to China, where the teapot or whatever was produced. When I still sold Asian antiques, I saw a lot of chine de commande with silver mounts, and there is still a lot here in The Netherlands, mainly 18th century:</p><p><a href="https://www.rm-auctions.com/nl/aziatische-kunst-i/2352-a-chinese-porcelain-blue-and-white-teapot-silver-mounted-kangxi-ca-1700?" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rm-auctions.com/nl/aziatische-kunst-i/2352-a-chinese-porcelain-blue-and-white-teapot-silver-mounted-kangxi-ca-1700?" rel="nofollow">https://www.rm-auctions.com/nl/aziatische-kunst-i/2352-a-chinese-porcelain-blue-and-white-teapot-silver-mounted-kangxi-ca-1700?</a></p><p><a href="http://haffmansantiek.nl/collectie/keramiek-en-glas-ceramics-and-glass.html?cat=28" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://haffmansantiek.nl/collectie/keramiek-en-glas-ceramics-and-glass.html?cat=28" rel="nofollow">http://haffmansantiek.nl/collectie/keramiek-en-glas-ceramics-and-glass.html?cat=28</a></p><p><a href="http://www.haefkensantiek.nl/grote_laat_kangxi_theepot.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.haefkensantiek.nl/grote_laat_kangxi_theepot.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.haefkensantiek.nl/grote_laat_kangxi_theepot.htm</a></p><p>Mariyan, the metal on your friends chine de commande teapot looks yellow, but maybe that is just the photograph. Most of the metal mounts I know are silver.</p><p>The subject matter of the playing children was very popular in The Netherlands in the 18th century, the figures were called &#039;zotjes&#039; or little fools. </p><p>I sense another Sri Lankan VOC connection here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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