A rare Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25

A rare Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25, the curved hexagonal body applied to each side with two playful lion dogs around a central motif, the cover with a lion dog finial crouching before a spinning brocade ball, some restoration to the cover, 16.5cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection.