Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 135

A small Yixing teapot with external warmer 19th century

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400

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Description

A small Yixing teapot with external warmer 19th century, the narrow cylindrical body fitted without a square section flask enamelled with figures in garden scenes to two sides, butterflies and flowers elsewhere, the cover lacking, 11cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, no.101.