Lot 35: A Staffordshire Fine China Teapot Hand-Painted with Apples and Grapes

A Staffordshire fine china teapot of bulbous form, featuring a fixed overhead swing handle, a curved spout, and a fitted lid with a spherical finial. The body and lid are decorated with a hand-painted fruit still life, depicting red and yellow apples and purple grapes against a textured, mottled background. The handle, spout, and lid components are finished with gilded highlights. The base bears a green printed circular mark containing the text BARON BEST CHINA STAFFS LTD QUALITY GOLD FINE HAND PAINTED around a central device of two crossed brushes and a crown. Additional green text outside the mark reads COLLECTORS PIECE CHINA. A separate black printed inscription reads APPLES & GRAPES BY DOUG HAGUE.