Asian Art I - 18th May 2011

Lot 12

A large Yixing teapot and cover c.1750-75

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £2500

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Description

A large Yixing teapot and cover c.1750-75, the plain body of a warm brown tone, two seal marks to the base, the spout a metal replacement, 27cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.179, no.49.