Asian Art I - 18th May 2011

Lot 83

A Dutch-decorated Yixing teapot and cover c.1710

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £15000

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Description

A Dutch-decorated Yixing teapot and cover c.1710, the curved sides of the rectangular section body decorated with raised panels of orchids and enamelled with butterflies and further flowers within white dot borders, seal mark to the base, 16.8cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, p.148.