You're welcome. I sell antiques for a living & I can give you some advice on values and what you can expect to get for selling a piece such as your teapot. When you research the mark on the bottom, be sure it is actually an older piece and not a newer one made as a reproduction.BINGO!!! A thoughtful and valuable answer given like in the old days. Thanks, Alice!Also, you may find your teapot in a value book with a value attached to it. Take this with a grain of salt. You will get a much more realistic value by finding it on a site like ebay. It's a rare piece that I can actually sell for book value these days. By looking at items on ebay that have completed auctions, you will see the actual price someone has paid - not the price someone is wanting to get.
Also, if you plan to take it to an antique shop & sell it to a dealer - expect to only get 1/2 to 1/3 of it's retail value - that's selling it at a wholesale price, to give them room for mark-up. The only way you'll get even close to book value is to sell it yourself to a collector (like on ebay).
One more thing - condition is everything! Any little chip, flake or crack will greatly devalue it. I hope this is helpful to you. I find selling antiques to be lots of fun!
Hey mine wasnt that bad