Asian Art I - 18th May 2011

Lot 26

A small Yixing teapot and metal cover late 17th / early 18th century

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £650

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Description

A small Yixing teapot and metal cover late 17th / early 18th century, the flattened straight-sided form decorated with a flowering tree issuing from rockwork, the cover a replacement, 11cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.221, no.220. 
Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.