Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 238

A rectangular Yixing teapot and cover 18th century

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £18000

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Description

A rectangular Yixing teapot and cover 18th century, with chamfered corners, applied with blossom branches and shou characters, the overhead handle impressed with flowerheads, 12.5cm. (2) Provenance: from the private collection of Jos and Carla Ott. Cf. Patrice Valfré, Yixing Teapots for Europe, no.196 for a related example.