Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 57
A small Chinese Yixing teapot and cover 19th/20th century
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2200
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Description
A small Chinese Yixing teapot and cover 19th/20th century, the circular body inscribed yu nü quan peng guang rong yi pian, Meng Chen, the base with a further mark for Meng Chen, 10.2cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Friedrich Wilhelm Sohm. Formerly the collection of Sir Percival David. Purchased from Antiques & Old Masters Ltd., 7th August 1963, for £25. A copy of the original invoice is available.
Cf. Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1936-37, pl.36b, where this teapot is illustrated.