A lotus-moulded Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25

A lotus-moulded Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25, eight petals rising up from the foot and flaring around the shoulder, the seed pod cover set with six loose clay seeds, circular lotus mark to the base, 15.5cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.219, no.214. 
Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.