Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 62
A Chinese Yixing teapot and cover made for the Thai market 19th century
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2400
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Description
A Chinese Yixing teapot and cover made for the Thai market 19th century, the body of compressed circular form, the surface with a high shine, the finial, spout and rims with gilt, the lid marked Shui Ping, the base with a poem which reads shan shui zuo zhu ren, Meng Chen, 13.2cm. (2)
Provenance: from the collection of Friedrich Wilhelm Sohm, purchased from Bluett & Sons, London, c.1957.