Asian Art I - 18th May 2011

Lot 68

A rare Yixing teapot and cover c.1700-25

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £17000

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Description

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.