Earliest Known American Porcelain Teapot

[jacon4]

John Bartlam teapot to be sold next month in England, it's in pretty rough shape so estimate is low considering. Bartlam was a potter in Charleston SC. I know nothing about pottery but MAD article hooked me on Earliest Known American..... Story at the link
https://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/john-bartlam-teapot-discovered-in-the-uk/6713

[Rauville]

James;
You'd better tell them what it sold for.
https://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/bartlam-teapot-brings-837905/6801

[ghopper1924]

Crazy. Not even well made.

But at least its back in America.

[mart]

Who could imagine a busted teapot selling for that much !!

[Rauville]

And the poor bloke in the Midlands that sold it, is standing there scratching his head!

[SophieMarie]

Wow!  That must be quite the teapot....

[jacon4]

Well, it's the earliest known so that makes it valuable even though condition is poor. Institutional buyers like museums drove up the price.
I am not getting notifications when someone posts on a thread that i posted on.

[jacon4]

It was $837,905 yesterday! Today its 805k! Either way a bunch for a banged up teapot!
I like the fact it was bought for chump change by a very sharp collector who has a history of of buying "mystery" & "problem" pieces! It was the Palm tree decoration that started the research into the pot.
For anyone that's ever been to Charleston SC, that's one of the first things you notice, Palm trees! I live only 180 miles from Charleston but Palm trees won't survive here in Charlotte which frustrates the hell out of gardeners that try to plant them here.

[SophieMarie]

 
I am not getting notifications when someone posts on a thread that i posted on.
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Make certain that you have clicked the "notify" button!

[KC]

Wow!  no more words...just Wow!

I bet the person selling it was thinking "what is going on here" and..."why didn't I do this sooner"!  LOL

Did you check your settings like SophieMarie suggested jacon4?

[jacon4]

Did you check your settings like SophieMarie suggested jacon4?

No, did not, am not, no plans to AT ALL! Sometimes notifications come, often lately they do not, there is nothing wrong with my settings, trust me.

[SophieMarie]

Jacon,

Hey you computer whiz!  Are you checking your email then?  Because.....

"More replies may be posted, but you won't receive any more notifications until you read the topic."

[jacon4]

Is not a puter wiz but, I hire people that are! They started coming again, email alerts, after a day or 2 of not coming! If my business website operated like these various forums sites do, I'D BE OUT OF BIZ IN A NY MIN!

[KC]

No, did not, am not, no plans to AT ALL! Sometimes notifications come, often lately they do not, there is nothing wrong with my settings, trust me.

Almost choked I laughed so hard!  Sounds like my hubby.  He gets frustrated and likes to huff and puff about these things and then takes his time getting around to it (if ever!)  LOLOL