TWO CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS 18TH/19TH CENTURY One with an ovoid body lobed to simulate...

TWO CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS AND COVERS

18TH/19TH CENTURY

One with an ovoid body lobed to simulate a chrysanthemum flower, the finial formed as a bud, marked Sheng He, the other of simple ovoid form with the spout reconstructed in gilded metal, the rim and finial mounted in gilded metal, the lid connected to the handle with a double chain, a seven character inscription to the base, signed Meng Chen, 11.5cm. (4)

Provenance: the teapot with a gilt knop purchased at Christie's, The Frederick M.Mayer Collection of Chinese art, 24th and 25th June 1974, lot 110.