Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 158

A rare Yixing teapot and cover early 18th century

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £950

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Description

A rare Yixing teapot and cover early 18th century, each side applied with a tribal type figure holding the end of a large flowering peony branch, replacement metal spout, impressed mark to the base, 16.5cm. (2) Provenance: the Arthur J Harris collection. Illustrated: Patrice Valfré, Yixing: Teapots for Europe, no.209.