A large Yixing teapot and cover 17th / 18th century

£800 - £1,200 £16,000

A large Yixing teapot and cover 17th / 18th century, the speckled body rising from a narrow foot, the short tapering spout issuing from the flattened shoulder, square seal mark to the base, some restoration, 19.7cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.171, no.24.