An early Yixing teapot and cover 1st half 17th century

An early Yixing teapot and cover 1st half 17th century, modelled with a squat oblique spout, the cover with a silver metal mount, the cover damaged and repaired, 19.5cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, no.6. Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.