13 days ago · New York
UK collector's £15 teapot sold for £575,000 after experts identified rare Bartlam piece
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Times of India World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to New York. The first report grouped here was at 4 Oct 2026, 07:25 UTC. The headline in use is “UK collector's £15 teapot sold for £575,000 after experts identified rare Bartlam piece”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A broken teapot bought for £15 at a 2016 auction was identified as a rare piece made by John Bartlam in South Carolina in the 1760s. It later sold for £460,000 at auction, reaching £575,000 with the buyer’s premium, and was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New…
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- First reported by Times of India World
UK collector's £15 teapot sold for £575,000 after experts identified rare Bartlam piece
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- Times of India