Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 56

A small Yixing teapot and cover 19th century

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £800

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Description

A small Yixing teapot and cover 19th century, for the Thai market, the exterior polished to a high shine, fitted with silvered metal bands to the rim, cover, footrim, finial and spout, two character Gonju mark to the base, shuiping mark to the cover, 9.2cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, no.330. Exhibited: Yixing, L'Art de la Theiere Pourpre, Royal Brussels Museum, April - September 2001.