The Helen Espir Collection - 12th November 2014
Lot 310
Two Chinese porcelain Dutch-decorated teapots and covers 1st half 18th century
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £300
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Description
Two Chinese porcelain Dutch-decorated teapots and covers 1st half 18th century, one originally decorated with cash diaper borders in underglaze blue, the other left in the white, and two teabowls and a saucer, painted with willow landscapes or birds, all later-enamelled with high-handled baskets of flowers, one teabowl and the saucer with smaller panels of a fisherman, one teapot with black enamel vertical bands, the other with a deer amidst the flowers and birds and butterflies around, 16.5cm max. (7)
Provenance: the Helen Espir Collection, nos. 554, 346, 381 and 351.