Asian Art II - 23rd May 2012

Lot 750

A Chinese Yixing duanni teapot and cover 19th century

Estimate £500 - £800

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Description

A Chinese Yixing duanni teapot and cover 19th century, formed as a finger citron, the handle moulded as a branch with a large leaf forming the cover, an impressed seal mark, 20.8cm. (2) Provenance: from the collection of John and Helen Bargolini. With paper label, exhibited Hoghton Tower, Exhibition of Chinese Tea Ware, Yixing Purple Clay, no.16.