1004 - Chinese export armorial porcelain teapot and cover, ca. 1740. Decorated along either side with the arms of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine, between grisaille and gilt flower sprigs and flowering vines along the rims. He married in 1736 Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia in 1740. The Duke became the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1737 and then Holy Roman Emperor from 1745-65. Provenance: Heirloom & Howard Ltd., 25 August 1997; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. Height: 6 1/2 in x width: 8 3/4 in x diameter: 5 1/4 in.

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