Each side finely painted with a Kauffahrtei scene of merchants and their wares at a quay side with ships in the background, surrounded by a gilt scrollwork cartouche filled with Böttger lustre and edged with puce and iron-red scrollwork, further painted with scattered insects and branches of indianische Blumen below the spout and handle, the gilt curved, eagle-head spout with moulded gilt acanthus leaves at the base and painted with a sprig of indianische Blumen, the scroll handle embellished in gilding and further floral branch, the cover decorated with a similar continuous scene, 12.8cm high, K.P.M in underglaze-blue, crossed swords mark in blue enamel and gilt numeral 53. to both teapot and cover (minor rubbing to gilding) (2)