Yixing Zisha Wares - 15th November 2011

Lot 255

A pair of Yixing lotus teapots and covers 18th century

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £12000

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Description

A pair of Yixing lotus teapots and covers 18th century, each moulded with two bands of petals beneath an overhead handle, the covers and footrims formed from eight overlapping petals, 11cm. (4) Provenance: from the private collection of Jos and Carla Ott. Cf. Patrice Valfré, Yixing Teapots for Europe, no.27 for an identical example.