Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 28

An enamelled Yixing teapot and cover 19th / 20th century

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1500

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Description

An enamelled Yixing teapot and cover 19th / 20th century, decorated in the Nonya style with phoenix in flight above peony on a mottled purple ground, the spout, handle and finial enamelled blue, single character to the inside of the cover, the base with a two character incised mark, 12.8cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Cf. Patrice Valfré, Yixing Teapots for Europe, nos.336 and 337 for related examples.