Asian Art I - 18th May 2011

Lot 28

An Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £8500

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Description

An Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25, the globular body decorated with an allover design of small triangles interlocking into hexagons, the cover with a lion dog finial, chips to the flange, 18cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.233, no.283.